Eoparargyractis plevie

Eoparargyractis plevie
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eoparargyractis
Species: E. plevie
Binomial name
Eoparargyractis plevie
(Dyar, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Elophila plevie Dyar, 1917

Eoparargyractis plevie is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1917.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Nova Scotia, Quebec and South Carolina.[2]

Adults have been recorded on wing from April to October.

The larvae are aquatic and have been recorded feeding on Lobelia dortmanna, Isoetes tuckermani and Isoetes muricata. They have a yellow head. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 11 mm. The larvae have been recorded from August to mid-November. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Pupation takes place in a cocoon, which is spun on a leaf at the base of the rosette.[3]

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