Dilophodes elegans is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Japan, China, Taiwan, north-eastern Himalaya, Burma and Borneo.
The wingspan 39–43 mm."クロフシロエダシャク Dilophodes elegans elegans (Butler, 1878)". Japanese Moths. Retrieved February 5, 2019. There are five overlapping generations per year in Nanning, China.
The larvae defoliate Illicium verum. The species overwinters in the larval or pupal stage in the leaves, litter or the epipedon.Bionomics of Dilophodes elegans sinica
Subspecies Dilophodes elegans elegans (Japan) Dilophodes elegans auribasis Prout, 1926 (north-eastern Himalaya, Burma, Borneo) Dilophodes elegans khasiana Swinhoe, 1892 (Taiwan) Dilophodes elegans sinica Wehrli, 1939 (China)
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