Pondside Pyralid Moth

Elophila icciusalis

''Elophila icciusalis'', the pondside pyralid moth, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in most of North America.
Pondside Pyralid - Elophila icciusalis TL: ~ 10 mm. FW yellow with white patches; lines are black, broken, and edged with white; median area is white. Hosts: Aquatic plants. Status: Common. Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a rural area 2020(193) Crambidae,Elophila,Elophila icciusalis,Geotagged,Summer,United States,moth,pondside crambid,pondside pyralid,pondside pyralid moth

Appearance

The wingspan is 16–26 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.
Pondside Pyralid - Elophila icciusalis Habitat: Attracted to an incandescent light on an old building bordering a mixed forest Elophila,Elophila icciusalis,Geotagged,Pondside Pyralid Moth,Summer,United States,moth

Naming

*''Elophila icciusalis albiplaga'' Munroe, 1972
⤷ ''Elophila icciusalis avalona'' Munroe, 1972
⤷ ''Elophila icciusalis icciusalis''
Pondside Pyralid Moth - Elophila icciusalis Forewings are light yellow/tan with several white patches; lines are black, broken, and edged with white; median area is white. It was resting on the underside of milkweed that was growing next to a pond. Elophila icciusalis,moth,pondside pyralid moth,pyralid moth

Food

The larvae are aquatic and feed on ''Menyanthes'', ''Lemna'', eelgrass, ''Potamogeton'' and ''Cyperaceae'' species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusElophila
SpeciesE. icciusalis
Photographed in
United States of America