Elophila icciusalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Elophila |
Species: | E. icciusalis |
Binomial name | |
Elophila icciusalis (Walker, 1859) |
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The Pondside Pyralid Moth (Elophila icciusalis) 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.