Crambidae Acentropinae Cataclysta lemnata Nymphula nitidulata
Elophila nymphaeata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Brown China-mark
Genus: Elophila Hübner, [1822]   Original genus: Phalaena Linnaeus, 1758
E. nymphaeata (© Jean-Luc Renneson)
Adult, Habay, Belgium, August 5, 2003
(Photo by Jean-Luc Renneson, Entomologie Gaume)
E. nymphaeata (© Jens Christian Schou)
Adult, Hobro, Denmark, August 7, 2003
(Photo by Jens Christian Schou, BioPix)
Foodplants:
Larvae entirely aquatic, feeding on water plants, like Potamogeton
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