Elophila sinicalis
Species of moth
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Elophila sinicalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897.[1] It is found in Japan on Honshu, Kyushu and the Gotō Islands, in China and Korea.
| Elophila sinicalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Elophila |
| Species: | E. sinicalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Elophila sinicalis (Hampson, 1897) | |
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The length of the forewings is 7.3–8.3 mm for males and 7.5–8.7 mm for females.
Full-grown larvae reach a length of 12–16 mm.[2]
