Elophila sinicalis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Elophila |
| Species: | E. sinicalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Elophila sinicalis (Hampson, 1897)
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Elophila sinicalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897.[1] It is found in Japan on Honshu, Kyushu and the Gotō Islands, in China and Korea.
The length of the forewings is 7.3–8.3 mm for males and 7.5–8.7 mm for females. Adults are sexually dimorphic, with males being paler than females.
Full-grown larvae reach a length of 12–16 mm.[2]
References[]
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Yoshiyasu, Y. 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. Abstract and full article: [1].
Categories:
- Acentropinae
- Moths described in 1897
- Moths of Asia
- Acentropinae stubs