Biology:Donacaula pallulellus

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Short description: Species of moth

Donacaula pallulellus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacaula
Species:
D. pallulellus
Binomial name
Donacaula pallulellus
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius pallulellus Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
  • Donacaula pallulella

Donacaula pallulellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arizona, California , New York and Texas .

The length of the forewings is 20–30 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, sometimes slightly irrorated (sprinkled) with light-brown scales. The hindwings are yellowish white.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July and in September.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014. 
  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. "800714.00 – 5318 – Donacaula pallulellus – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5318. Retrieved June 7, 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13593593 entry