Biology:Donacaula niloticus

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Short description: Species of moth

Donacaula niloticus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacaula
Species:
D. niloticus
Binomial name
Donacaula niloticus
(Zeller, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius niloticus Zeller, 1867
  • Donacaula nilotica
  • Schoenobius niloticus alpherakii Staudinger, 1874
  • Schoenobius alpherakii f. nigrolineata Popescu-Gorj & Draghia, 1968
  • Schoenobius argophthalmus Meyrick, 1933
  • Schoenobius niloticus vescerellus Chrétien, 1910

Donacaula niloticus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Romania, Greece,[1] China (Gansu),[2] Turkey, Russia , India and North Africa, including Algeria and Egypt.[3]

The forewings are luteous yellow with black spots and a white spot surrounded with black on the transverse vein. The hindwings are whitish with a transverse row of brownish spots posteriorly.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5293818 entry