Donacaula longirostrallus

Donacaula longirostrallus, the long-beaked donacaula moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont and Virginia.

Donacaula longirostrallus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Donacaula
Species:
D. longirostrallus
Binomial name
Donacaula longirostrallus
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Chilo longirostrallus Clemens, 1861
  • Schoenobius longirostrellus
  • Donacaula longirostrella
  • Schoenobius amblyptepennis Dyar, 1917
  • Donacaula amblyptepennis

The length of the forewings is 22–28 mm. The forewings are yellowish white irrorated (sprinkled) with light brown. The hindwings are yellowish white.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.[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. Mississippi State University.


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