Waterlily Leafcutter Moth Elophila obliteralis Walker, 1859    Synonyms: Hodges #4755.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Crambidae   >   Genus Elophila   

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

There are 432 records in the project database.

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A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/4/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/16/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

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

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/4/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/12/2015). Photo by Jonathan Willey. (MBP list)

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

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

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/25/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/15/2018). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

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

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

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/23/2014). Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/6/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/10/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/11/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/5/2015). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

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

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

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

Waterlily Leafcutter Moths in Howard Co., Maryland (7/9/2004). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

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

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

A Waterlily Leafcutter Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/18/2017). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)


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