Brown China Mark,  Elophila nymphaeata Crambidae     Acentropinae

ABH 63.114
B&F 1345   *   Elophila nymphaeata   *   Brown China Mark


Widespread
Wingspan: 22-30mm

Season: June-August
Habitat: Usually near ponds, mires, lakes, slow rivers and canals.

Larvae are aquatic and feed on pondweeds, Bur-reeds and Frogbit


Brown China Mark,  Elophila nymphaeata

Brown China Mark,  Elophila nymphaeata

Brown China Mark,  Elophila nymphaeata

Brown China Mark,  Elophila nymphaeata
Brown China Mark, Elophila nymphaeata
Studland Heath and Parkstone, Dorset. June and September 2013. Larva: Kingston Lacy April 2017

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