Brown China Mark

Elophila nymphaeata

The Brown China Mark is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe. The moth is notable as its larva, like most members of the crambid subfamily Acentropinae, is aquatic and has tracheal gills.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location. The larvae feed on "Potamogeton", "Nymphaeaceae" and "Nuphar lutea".
Brown China Mark, Heesch, Netherlands Not a great angle, it does not justice to the beauty of this species but it's the only shot I have. In dutch we call it the "water lily moth". Brown China Mark,Elophila nymphaeata,Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,World

Naming

*"Elophila nymphaeata nymphaeata"
⤷ "Elophila nymphaeata silarigla" Speidel, 1984

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusElophila
SpeciesE. nymphaeata
Photographed in
Germany
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Serbia