Elophila melagynalis Agassiz, [1978]; PED 3

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  The holotype of Cyrtogramme melagynalis Agassiz, 1978: 121 from Sri Lanka (Colombo), is in the NHM. Comb. n. to Elophila Hübner, 1822 (Yoshiyasu, 1985: 35).

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  Wing length: male 9-10mm and female 10-12mm. A brown fulvous and white patterned sp. the female is larger with an almost vertical white bar from the tornus of theHW. Close examination of the patterning should distinguish this sp. from the larger Elophila turbata (Butler) and E. difflualis (Snellen). E. melagynalis Agassiz, 1978 has no yellow discal spots on the Uns and Ups of the FW. (Agassiz, 1978). Yoshiyasu (1985a) illustrates the sp. and Yoshiyasu (1987) includes it in a key to Thai Elophila spp.. A record from China (Fujian) was Thysanoidma octalis Hampson, 1891, misident. (Chen et. al. 2010).

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  Africa (W), Sri Lanka, Thailand, Sabah, Indonesia, China, Japan. Worldwide adventive with water plants. Lowland. Mangrove areas, cultivated areas, forest and oil palm plantations; <500m.

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  Worldwide adventive with water plants. Foodplants unknown.

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  Elophila diflualis

  Elophila turbata

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  Agassiz, D.J. (1978) Five introduced species, including one new to science, of China Mark Moths (Lepidoptera; Pyralidae), new to Britain. Ent. Gaz., 29., 117-127.
  
  Yoshiyasu, Y. (1985a) A systematic study of the Nymphulinae and the Musotimidae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Sci. Rep. Kyoto Pref. Univ., Agr. 37: 1-162.
  
  Yoshiyasu, Y. (1987) Microlepid. Thailand, 1: 133-185.

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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