Elophila manilensis Hampson, [1917]; PED 3

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  Taxonomy

  
  

  The holotype of Nymphula manilensis Hampson, 1917: 369 is from the Philippines (Manila). Comb. n. to Elophila Hübner, 1822 (Agassiz 1978).

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  Description

  
  

  Wing length: male 10-14mm and female 16-22mm. One of the largest and darkest of the common Elophila spp.. Yoshiyasu (1987) includes the sp. in a key to four Thai Elophila spp.

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  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, W. Malaysia, Sarawak, Kalimantan, Indonesia (Java), Philippines, China (Hong Kong). Worldwide adventive with water plants. Lakes and ponds. Uplands as well as lowlands.

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  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

  Feeds on Salvinia cucullata (Pteridophyta, Salviniacea) and Pistia stratiotes (Araceae) (RTS, 1994) The larvae feed entirely underwater on water plants causing sufficient damage to be considered a minor pest.

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  Similar spp.

  
  

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  Unrelated Look-alikes

  
  

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  References

  
  

  Hampson, G.F. (1917e) XXXIII Descriptions of new Pyralidae of the Subfamilies Hydrocampinae, Scoparianae, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.,Ser. 8, 19, (113): 361-376.
  
  [RTS] (1994): 166, pl. 28, fig.10.
  
  Yoshiyasu, Y. (1987) Microlepid. Thailand, 1: 133-185.

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  Genitalia

  
  

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  DNA Barcode

  
  

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  3D Imaging

  
  

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  Spare

  
  

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KEY TO TABS
(1) Taxonomy, (2) Description, (3) Distribution & Habitat, (4) Life History & Pest Status, (5) Similar spp., (6) Unrelated Look-alikes, (7) References, (8) Genitalia, (9) DNA Barcode, (10) 3D Imaging, (11) Spare