Elophila responsalis Walker, 1865 [1866]; PED 3

• 1

  Taxonomy

  
  

  The type of Diasemia responsalis Walker 1866 [1865]: 1326 is from Australia (Morton Bay), comb. n. to Elophila Hübner, 1822 (Shaffer et al., 1996)
  
  Syn. Paraponyx [sic] marmorea Meyrick, 1885: 434 TL Australia (Duaringa) (Shaffer et al., 1996)

• 2

  Description

  
  

  Wing length: 7mm. A mottled brown and white sp.. Elophila responsalis is superficially similar to E. melagynalis Agassiz. Mochida et al. (1987) give a basic life history and a table of identifying characters of most stages of Elophila responsalis Walker, E. enixalis (Swinhoe) & E. nigralbalis (Caradja) including genitalia of adult males.

• 3

  Distribution & Habitat

  
  

  Sri Lanka, India (W. Bengal), Burma, Sabah, Kalimantan Selatan, Java, Sumatra, Philippines, Australia (NT,Q, NSW). China (Hong Kong), Japan. Aquatic larvae; lakes & ponds.

• 4

  Life History & Pest Status

  
  

  One of the common natural enemies of Salvinia spp. (invasive aquatic ferns) (Subagyo 1975, Handayani & Syed 1976). Food plants: Salvinia spp., Azolla pinnata, A. microphylla (Pteridophyta, Salviniacea); Marsilea crenata, (Pteridophyta, Marsileaceae) Pistia stratiotes; Lemna paucicostata, Spirodela polyrhiza [= Lemna polyrhiza] & S. oligorrhiza (Araceae) (Subagyo 1975).

• 5

  Similar spp.

  
  

  Elophila melagynalis

• 6

  Unrelated Look-alikes

  
  

  No content available.

• 7

  References

  
  

  Walker, 1865 [1866] List Spec. Lep. Ins. B.M, 34, pp i-iv, 1121-1434, London.
  
  Mochida, O., Yoshiyasu, Y. & Dimaano, D. (1987) Insect pests of Azolla in the Philippines, 207-221. In Anon, Azolla utilization; Proceedings of the Workshop on Azolla Use, Fuzhou, Fujian, China 31 March-5 April 1985. 296pp.
  
  Subagyo, T. (1975) Some aspects of the biology of Nymphula responsalis Wlk. attacking Salvinia spp., Biotrop Newsletter, 12: 14.
  
  Handayani, T.; Syed, R. A., (1976): Nymphula responsalis attacking Salvinia spp. in Indonesia. BIOTROP Biotrop Newsletter, 15: 14.

• 8

  Genitalia

  
  

  No content available.

• 9

  DNA Barcode

  
  

  No content available.

• 10

  3D Imaging

  
  

  No content available.

• 11

  Spare

  
  

  No content available.

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