Brown china mark Elophila nymphaeata

Features

Habitat: oxbow lakes, puddles and gravel pits with floating aquatic vegetation.

Species	Insect
Living space	Lake, Pond, River edge, Swamp, Wet site
Size	22-30 mm wingspan

Description

The forewings vary from yellow-ochreous to rather dark fuscous ; basal area with dentate white and dark fuscous lines ; a white subcostal spot before first line ; lines whitish, obscure, dark-margined, first angulated above middle, second with deep abrupt sinuation inwards below middle ; median band almost occupied by three white dark edged blotches ; an irregular interrupted white dark-edged and dark-veined subterminal streak. Hindwings as forewings, but base white, median band white except discal spot, second lineless sinuate.The larva is light brownish ; dorsal line darker ; head light brown ; plate of 2 black-edged.