Donacaula roscidellus

Donacaula roscidellus
Donacaula roscidellus (Dyar, 1917), to MV light, Kissimmee, Florida, 2015
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacaula
Species:
D. roscidellus
Binomial name
Donacaula roscidellus
(Dyar, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius roscidellus Dyar, 1917
  • Donacaula roscidellus
  • Schoenobius bicolorellus Hoffmann, 1932
  • Donacaula bicolorellus
  • Donacaula bicolorella

Donacaula roscidellus, the brown donacaula moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917.[1] It is found in Mexico (Veracruz) and the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

The length of the forewings is 18–30 mm.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to November.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. 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 at Mississippi State University


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