Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Elophila icciusalis | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Elophila gyralis, Elophila, Elophila obliteralis, Scoparia biplagialis, Crambus agitatellus | ||
Elophila icciusalis, the pondside pyralid moth, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in most of North America.
The wingspan is 16–26 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.
The larvae are aquatic and feed on Menyanthes, Lemna, eelgrass, Potamogeton and Cyperaceae species.
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