Elophila orientalis explained

Elophila orientalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Ivan Nikolayevich Filipjev in 1933.^[1] It is found in China,^[2] Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu) and the Russian Far East (Ussuri).

The length of the forewings is 7.7-8.5 mm for males and 7.9-10.8 mm for females. The forewings are pale orange.

The larvae probably feed on Phragmites species. They create a portable case of leaf fragments. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 15–18 mm.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15 .
2. 10.1080/01650420903337633. A review of the genusElophilaHübner, 1822 in China (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Acentropinae). 2010. Chen. Fuqiang. Wu. Chunsheng. Xue. Dayong. Aquatic Insects. 32. 35–60.
3. 1985: A systematic study of the Nymphulinae and the Musotiminae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Scientific Reports of the Kyoto Prefectural University Agriculture, Kyoto 37: 1–162.