A Waterlily Borer Moth resting on American White Waterlily (Nymphaea odorata) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). Determined by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
A Waterlily Borer Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/31/2015). Identification verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/28/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Waterlily Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/20/2014).
A Waterlily Borer Moth at Big Lake, St. Louis County, Minnesota (7/17/2012).
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A Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/24/2017).
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A male Waterlily Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/11/2014).
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/25/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/4/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A female Waterlily Borer Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/20/2021). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A female Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/17/2017). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/25/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Waterlily Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2004).
A Waterlily Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2004).
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Waterlily Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/28/2004). Determined by John Glaser.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/25/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Waterlily Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/28/2004). Determined by John Glaser.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
A Waterlily Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
A Waterlily Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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A Waterlily Borer Moth resting on American White Waterlily (Nymphaea odorata) in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). Determined by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
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Jim Moore.
A Waterlily Borer Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/31/2015). Identification verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Shannon Schade.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/28/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Waterlily Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/20/2014).
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Emily Stanley.
A Waterlily Borer Moth at Big Lake, St. Louis County, Minnesota (7/17/2012).
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Aaron Brees.
A Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/24/2017).
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Bill Harms.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A male Waterlily Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/11/2014).
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TJ Walters.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/25/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/29/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/4/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/15/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A female Waterlily Borer Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/20/2021). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
A female Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/17/2017). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.
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Bill Hubick.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/25/2021). (c) Zachary Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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A Waterlily Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2004).
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Larry Line.
A Waterlily Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/5/2004).
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Larry Line.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Waterlily Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/28/2004). Determined by John Glaser.
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Larry Line.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/25/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Waterlily Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/28/2004). Determined by John Glaser.
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Larry Line.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Hugh McGuinness.
A Waterlily Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
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Bob Patterson.
A Waterlily Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
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Bob Patterson.
Waterlily Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/13/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Elophila gyralis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Elophila |
| Species: | E. gyralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Elophila gyralis (Hulst, 1886)
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Elophila gyralis, the waterlily borer moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886.[1] It is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.[2]
The wingspan is 16–30 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round in the southern part of the range.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]- Elophila gyralis gyralis
- Elophila gyralis serralinealis (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "800727.00 – 4751 – Elophila gyralis – Waterlily Borer Moth – (Hulst, 1886)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (June 28, 2016). "Species Elophila gyralis - Waterlily Borer - Hodges#4751". BugGuide. Retrieved August 11, 2019.