A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/4/2019).

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Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/16/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 222963 - Psn: 10)

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/31/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/4/2019).

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/12/2015).

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/2/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/11/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/25/2015).

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/15/2018).

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/6/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/8/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/23/2014).

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/6/2015).

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/10/2017).

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Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/11/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 218854 - Psn: 55)

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/5/2015).

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A female Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/24/2013).

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Bethesda, Maryland (8/24/2013).

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/23/2013).

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Waterlily Leafcutter Moths in Howard Co., Maryland (7/9/2004).

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/13/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/10/2017). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/18/2017).

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Larval host plants include Hydrilla, Water Lettuce, and many other aquatic plants.

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/4/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/31/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/4/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/12/2015). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/2/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/11/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/25/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/15/2018). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/6/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/8/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/23/2014). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/6/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/10/2017). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/5/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A female Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/24/2013). Media by Philip Brody.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Bethesda, Maryland (8/24/2013). Media by Philip Brody.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/23/2013). Media by Scott Housten.

Waterlily Leafcutter Moths in Howard Co., Maryland (7/9/2004). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/13/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/10/2017). Determined by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/18/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

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Elophila obliteralis

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Elophila
Species:	E. obliteralis
Binomial name
*Elophila obliteralis* (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
Isopteryx obliteralis Walker, 1859 Synclita obliteralis Nymphula obliteralis Hydrocampa obliteralis Hydrocampa proprialis Fernald, 1888 Synclita proprialis (Fernald, 1859)

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Elophila obliteralis, the waterlily leafcutter moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is native to eastern North America. It is an introduced species in Hawaii and South Africa.^[1]

The wingspan is 10–22 mm with the male being smaller than the female. Adults are on wing from May to August in North America.

The larvae feed on a wide range of aquatic plants, including Hydrilla verticillata, Eichhornia crassipes, Pistia stratiotes, Nymphaea and Potamogeton species.

References

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^ Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3494.1.1. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.

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Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 8 Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. University of Hawaii Press. hdl:10125/7337.
Murray, Tom (December 22, 2016). "Species Elophila obliteralis - Waterlily Leafcutter - Hodges#4755". BugGuide. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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Taxon identifiers
Elophila obliteralis	Wikidata: Q5367185 AfroMoths: ELOPOBLI BAMONA: Elophila-obliteralis BOLD: 73597 BugGuide: 29394 GBIF: 9181627 iNaturalist: 335071 MONA: 4755 NatureServe: 2.744339 NCBI: 687493

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Waterlily Leafcutter Moth

Elophila obliteralis Walker, 1859

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