Biology:Donacaula forficella

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Short description: Species of moth

Donacaula forficella
Donacaula forficella FvL.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacaula
Species:
D. forficella
Binomial name
Donacaula forficella
(Thunberg, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius forficella
  • Tinea forficella Thunberg, 1794
  • Chilo caudellus Stephens, 1834
  • Donacaula forficella f. intermedia Dufrane, 1957
  • Donacaula forficella f. tripartita Dufrane, 1957
  • Palparia caudea Haworth, 1811
  • Palparia consorta Haworth, 1811
  • Palparia hirta Haworth, 1811
  • Schoenobius forficellus ab. uniformata Dufrane, 1946
  • Tinea consortella Hübner, 1796
  • Tinea lanceolella Hübner, 1810
  • Topeutis lanceolalis Hübner, 1825

Donacaula forficella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1794. It is found in China (Heilongjiang),[1] Europe and South Africa .[2]

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The forewings are yellow with a fuscous band along the upper margin of the cell and a fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Carex, Glyceria maxima and Phragmites.

References

  1. ↑ Chen, Fu-Qiang; Wu, Chun-Sheng (April 2014). "Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China". Zoological Systematics 39 (2): 163–208. doi:10.11865/zs20140201. http://www.zootax.com.cn/admin/downfile.aspx?id=33812. 
  2. ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Donacaula forficella (Thunberg, 1794)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/DONAFORC. Retrieved March 1, 2018. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1367791 entry




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