Donacaula unipunctellus
Donacaula unipunctellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Robinson in 1870.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia.
| Donacaula unipunctellus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Donacaula |
| Species: | D. unipunctellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Donacaula unipunctellus (Robinson, 1870) | |
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The length of the forewings is 17–30 mm. The forewings are light brown, irrorated (sprinkled) with brown and with a large black spot in the distal area. The hindwings are yellowish white, turning yellowish gray toward the outer margin in males.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing nearly year round in the southern part of the range.[3]
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Martínez, Edda Lis (December 2010). A Revision of the New World Species of Donacaula Meyrick and a Phylogenetic Analysis of Related Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) (PDF) (PhD). UMI Dissertation Publishing. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2013.
- Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
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