Donacaula semifuscalis

Donacaula semifuscalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Donacaula
Species:	D. semifuscalis
Binomial name
	Donacaula semifuscalis; (Hampson, 1919)
Synonyms
	Schoenobius semifuscalis Hampson, 1919;

Donacaula semifuscalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919.[1] It is found in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Pernambuco and in Bolivia.

The length of the forewings is 23–38 mm. The forewings are yellowish brown irrorated (sprinkled) with brown. Males have yellowish-white hindwings, irrorated with light brown and brown. The ground colour of the hindwings of the females is yellowish white.[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. 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.

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[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.