Waterlily Borer Moth (Elophila gyralis), (Hulst, 1886) - 4751.000000 - 80a1311
Identification: Female larger than male. Forewing orangish brown to deep grayish brown; lines of male black with white edging. Am. and pm. lines connected at upper and lower 1/3 to form loops from costa and inner margin. Terminal line white. Female usually umarked. Hindwing whitish to gray.
Wing Span: 16-30mm
Life History:
Caterpillar Hosts: Waterlilies. Larva eats leaves first, later bores into petioles.
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Records
Record # | Date | Locale | State | Lat/Lon | Collected By | Count |
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298089 | 2021-10-03 | Slip Bluff County Park | Iowa | 40.65307194 -93.84647182 | Mark Brown | 1 |
299264 | 2021-06-19 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
272885 | 2020-07-28 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.016779 -93.616948 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
267289 | 2020-06-15 | Wickiup Hill County Park | Iowa | 42.09988406 -91.75877833 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
241900 | 2019-08-06 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.623952 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
270350 | 2019-07-10 | Jefferson County Park | Iowa | 40.99178878 -91.98610569 | Moni Hayne | 1 |
270359 | 2019-07-10 | Jefferson County Park | Iowa | 40.99178878 -91.98610569 | Moni Hayne | 1 |
232313 | 2019-06-23 | Matsell Bridge Natural Area | Iowa | 42.132148 -91.385221 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
194395 | 2017-07-25 | Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Area | Iowa | 42.087567 -91.767578 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
194419 | 2017-07-25 | Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Area | Iowa | 42.087567 -91.767578 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
193362 | 2017-07-04 | Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Area | Iowa | 42.087358 -91.767092 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
192204 | 2017-06-03 | Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Area | Iowa | 42.087567 -91.767578 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
173766 | 2016-07-24 | Decatur County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Logan Crees | 1 |
181791 | 2016-06-22 | Johnson County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Mark Brown | 1 |
143611 | 2015-07-29 | Johnson County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Mark Brown | 1 |
168403 | 2015-07-24 | Ames, Paul | Iowa | 42.02064 -93.62395 | Paul Martsching | 1 |
24790 | 2011-08-31 | Iowa City Site 1 | Iowa | 41.62806 -91.51417 | Mark Brown | 1 |
24791 | 2011-05-18 | Chichaqua Bottoms Sandhill Prairie | Iowa | 41.77278 -93.385 | Keith Summerville | 1 |
24792 | 2011-05-18 | Polk County, Iowa | Iowa | Location Protected | Keith Summerville | 1 |
24793 | 2011-05-18 | Chichaqua Bottoms Sandhill Prairie | Iowa | 41.77167 -93.38361 | Keith Summerville | 1 |
24786 | 2010-08-19 | McIntosh Woods | Iowa | 43.12505 -93.4563 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
24787 | 2010-08-19 | McIntosh Woods | Iowa | 43.12505 -93.4563 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
24789 | 2010-07-21 | Cedar Hills Sand Prairie Preserve | Iowa | 42.59305 -92.55315 | Frank Olsen | 1 |
24785 | 2009-09-02 | 5031 Old Lyddane Bridge Road | Kentucky | 37.746807 -87.185997 | Jim Durbin | 1 |
24794 | 2007-08-04 | Anderson Goose Lake, Hamilton County | Iowa | 42.3134232 -93.625229 | Lloyd Crim | 1 |
24788 | 2006-07-08 | Shimek State Forest, Lick Creek Unit | Iowa | 40.61983 -91.7085 | Mark Brown | 1 |
70746 | 2004-05-25 | Chichaqua Bottoms Sandhill Prairie | Iowa | 41.77278 -93.385 | Keith Summerville | 1 |
70747 | 2004-05-25 | Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge | Iowa | 41.57639 -93.265 | Keith Summerville | 2 |
70748 | 2004-05-25 | Big Creek State Park | Iowa | 41.81167 -93.75333 | Keith Summerville | 3 |