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Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)

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Higher taxa:	Crambidae (family)/ Acentropinae (subfamily)/ Elophila (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Walker, 1859)
Citation:	Isopteryx ? obliteralis
Original genus:	Isopteryx
Publication:	Walker F. 1859b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XVII.– Pyralides.
Journal:	—
Volume:	17
Issue:
Pagination:	399
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38951755

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Elophila obliteralis (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	United States of America	U.S.A., leg. E. Doubleday.

Distribution note:

Nearctic: U.S.A. The species was probably introduced in Africa, either accidentally or deliberately (see D. J. L. Agassiz 2012: 22).

Agassiz D. J. L. 2012. The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)	Botswana		Agassiz D. J. L. 2012. The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. page 22
Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)	South Africa	Limpopo	Mey W. & Kühne L. 2014. Results of a short collecting trip to the Central Lowveld in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, with description of Deltote johnjoannoui sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 241
Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)	South Africa		Agassiz D. J. L. 2012. The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. page 22
Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)	South Africa	Gauteng	Mey W. & Kühne L. 2014. Results of a short collecting trip to the Central Lowveld in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, with description of Deltote johnjoannoui sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 241
Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Mey W. & Kühne L. 2014. Results of a short collecting trip to the Central Lowveld in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, with description of Deltote johnjoannoui sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 241
Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Mey W. & Kühne L. 2014. Results of a short collecting trip to the Central Lowveld in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, with description of Deltote johnjoannoui sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 241
Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)	Zimbabwe		page R. Butler

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)	Azolla filiculoides	Salviniaceae	South Africa	Mey W. & Kühne L. 2014. Results of a short collecting trip to the Central Lowveld in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, with description of Deltote johnjoannoui sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 241
Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)	Eichhornia crassipes	Pontederiaceae	South Africa	Mey W. & Kühne L. 2014. Results of a short collecting trip to the Central Lowveld in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, with description of Deltote johnjoannoui sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 241
Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)	Lemna sp.	Araceae		Agassiz D. J. L. 2012. The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. page 22
Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)	Nymphaea sp.	Nymphaeaceae		Agassiz D. J. L. 2012. The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. page 22
Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)	Potamogeton sp.	Potamogetonaceae		Agassiz D. J. L. 2012. The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. page 22
Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859)	Undefined Aquatic plants	Undefined		Agassiz D. J. L. 2012. The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. page 22

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

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