Elophila nymphaeata (Linnaeus, 1758)
brown china-mark

Potamogeton cf. natans, Belgium, prov. Luxembourg, Arlon © Jean-Yves Baugnée

detail
mine
Full depth or lower-surface blotch, usually near the attachment of the petiole. Older larvae do not mine any longer but live in a flat case, made out of leaf fragments, and cause window feeding at the leaf underside.
host plants
Polyphagous on floating water plants
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae; Nuphar lutea; Nymphaea alba; Potamogeton gramineus, natans.
phenology
Larvae mine in July-August (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2010).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2010).
LUX recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
distribution within Europe
All Europe (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
larva
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pupa
See Patočka, Patočka & Turčáni (2005a).
synonyms
Nausinoe, Nymphula, nymphyeata, nymphaeata.
references
Beirne (1954a), Buhr (1935b, 1936a), Corley, Marabuto, Maravalhas ao (2008a), Grabe (1955a), Hering (1957a), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Patočka (2001c), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Robbins (1991a), Schütze (1931a), Sønderup (1949a), Szőcs (1977a), Triberti, Longo Turri, Adami & Zanetti (2017a), Vallenduuk & Cuppen (2004a), Vallenduuk, Cuppen & van der Velde (1997a).