Biology:Donacaula aquilella

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Short description: Species of moth

Donacaula aquilella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacaula
Species:
D. aquilella
Binomial name
Donacaula aquilella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Chilo aquilellus Clemens, 1861
  • Schoenobius aquilellus
  • Donacaula aquilellus
  • Schoenobius clemensellus Robinson, 1870

Donacaula aquilella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts , Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Description

The length of the forewings is 21–35 mm.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September and in December.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 
  2. 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.
  3. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.

Wikidata ☰ Q19596982 entry