Semi-aquatic-moth
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Elophila faulalis
Elophila faulalis is a moth species in the family Crambidae, described by Francis Walker in 1859. It belongs to the subfamily Acentropinae, a group that includes many semi-aquatic and aquatic moth species whose larvae develop in or near water. Adults have been recorded in flight nearly year-round in North America. The species is part of a genus whose larvae are known to construct portable cases from plant fragments and live in aquatic or semi-aquatic habitats.