Elophila nymphaeata

Elophila nymphaeata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Elophila
Species:	E. nymphaeata
Binomial name
Elophila nymphaeata (Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
Phalaena (Geometra) nymphaeata Linnaeus, 1758 Nymphula nymphaeata auralis Osthelder, 1935 Elophila interruptalis ezoensis Yoshiyasu, 1985 Nymphula nymphaeata hederalis Amsel, 1935 Hydrocampa algiralis Guenée, 1849 Hydrocampa nigra Foucart, 1876 Hydrocampa obscuralis Selys-Longchamps, 1845 Hydrocampa nymphaealis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Nymphula latifaseata Rothschild, 1921 Nymphula latifasciata Klima, 1937 Nymphula nymphaeata f. reducta Lattin, 1958 Nymphula sordidior Rothschild, 1921 Nymphula umbrata Meder, 1934 Phalaena (Geometra) potamogata Linnaeus, 1758 Hydrocampa potamogetalis Reutti, 1898 Hydrocampa potamogalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Phalaena nympheata Hufnagel, 1767 Phalaena rivulata Scopoli, 1763 Elophila nymphaeata silarigla (Speidel, 1984)

The Brown China Mark (Elophila nymphaeata) is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe. The moth is notable as its larva, like most members of the crambid subfamily Acentropinae, is aquatic and has tracheal gills.^{[citation needed]}

Caterpillar

The wingspan is 16-20 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Potamogeton, Nymphaeaceae and Nuphar lutea.

References

1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-11. 

External links

• waarneming.nl (Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Brown China Mark at UKmoths