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Acentria ephemerella

Synonyms: Phryganea nivea (heterotypic); Tinea ephemerella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Acentria ephemerella (formerly A. nivea) is a species of grass moth known as the watermilfoil moth or water veneer. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious aquatic plant known as Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum).
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Prey / Diet

Elodea canadensis (Canadian waterweed)[1]
Myriophyllum spicatum (myriophylle en epi)[2]
Potamogeton perfoliatus (claspingleaf pondweed)[2]
Stuckenia pectinata (sago pondweed)[2]

Predators

Gasterosteus aculeatus (Alaskan stickleback)[2]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 2The aquatic moth Acentria ephemerella as a key species in submerged aquatic vegetation - direct and trait-mediated interactions with predators and food plants, Oliver Miler, PhD thesis at the Limnological Institute / University of Konstanz, research group Limnology of Lakes, 2008
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0