Waterlily Leafcutter, Synclita obliteralis (Walker) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Acentropinae)
Vol. 2009 No. 2, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2009 No. 2

Waterlily Leafcutter, Synclita obliteralis (Walker) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Acentropinae): EENY 424/IN803, 2/2009

Historical Fact Sheets
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in803-2009
Published 2009-04-02
Dale H. Habeck
University of Florida
James P. Cuda
University of Florida
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Habeck, Dale H., and James P. Cuda. 2009. “Waterlily Leafcutter, Synclita Obliteralis (Walker) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Acentropinae): EENY 424/IN803, 2/2009”. EDIS 2009 (2). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in803-2009.
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EENY-424, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Dale H. Habeck and James P. Cuda, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this common moth that has been observed to inflict severe damage on the invasive aquatic plant Hygrophila polysperma — its distribution, description, life cycle and biology, hosts, economic importance, and related species. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009.

EENY 424/IN803: Waterlily Leafcutter, Elophila obliteralis (Walker) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Acentropinae) (ufl.edu)

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