Biology:Donacaula nitidellus
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | D. nitidellus
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| Donacaula nitidellus (Dyar, 1917)
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Donacaula nitidellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts , Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas .
The length of the forewings is 22–39 mm. The forewings are greyish beige. The hindwings of the males are yellowish grey, sometimes with a longitudinal grey line. The female hindwings are yellowish white, always without the grey line.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to December.[3]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. 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.
- ↑ "800717.00 – 5322 – Donacaula nitidellus – (Dyar, 1917)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5322.
Wikidata ☰ Q13593591 entry
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