Elophila melagynalis (Agassiz, 1978)
FAMILY | Crambidae |
SUBFAMILY | Acentropinae |
GENUS | Elophila |
SPECIES | melagynalis |
AUTHOR | (Agassiz, 1978) |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Nymphula melagynalis sp. n. |
TYPE LOCALITY | [Sri Lanka], Colombo, 1908. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♀, BMNH; Allotype ♀, BMNH; Paratypes 21♂, 21♀, genitalia slides D. J. L. Agassiz 216, 217, 233, BMNH, coll. Agassiz, Goater. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Agassiz D. J. L. 1978. Five introduced species, including one new to science, of China mark moths (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) new to Britain. - Entomologist's Gazette 29:117-127. |
PAGINATION | 121-123 |
Species pictures


Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Kenya | Agassiz D. J. L. 2012. The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. - Zootaxa 3494:1-73. | 20 | |
Réunion | Guillermet C. 2012. Contribution à l'étude des Hétérocères de l'île de La Réunion : description de huit nouvelles espèces de Tortricidae, Carposinidae et Crambidae (Lepidopteraa Heterocera). - L'Entomologiste 68(6):337-350. | 349 | |
Sierra Leone | Agassiz D. J. L. 2012. The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. - Zootaxa 3494:1-73. | 20 | |
Tanzania | Agassiz D. J. L. 2012. The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. - Zootaxa 3494:1-73. | 20 |
Notes: Oriental: South East Asia, Far East, Sri Lanka; Palaearctic: Great Britain (introduced).
Host Plants
Unknown