Synonyms: Hodges #5299.1.
Water Veneer Moths are widespread in their native Europe. It is uncertain whether they were introduced into North America accidentally or intentionally as a biological control against Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum).
The females have very short wings and are incapable of flight. They and their larval offspring are aquatic, feeding on a wide variety of aquatic vegetation. Males only live for 1-2 days searching for females and the opportunity to mate. The scales on the male's thorax and wings are dense and extremely short. This gives a translucent quality to the wings, and the false impression that the thorax and abdomen are bald.
There are 15 records in the project database.
| GA | AL | WA | FR | CL | MO | HO | BA | BC | HA | CE | PG | AA | CV | CH | SM | KE | QA | CN | TA | DO | WI | SO | WO |
