Donacaula aquilella

Donacaula aquilella 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 Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Donacaula aquilella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Donacaula
Species:
D. aquilella
Binomial name
Donacaula aquilella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Chilo aquilellus Clemens, 1861
  • Schoenobius aquilellus
  • Donacaula aquilellus
  • Schoenobius clemensellus Robinson, 1870

Description

The length of the forewings is 21–35 mm. The forewings of the males are brown with scattered yellow scales and with a small black discal spot. Females have a yellow costal band on the forewings and there is no discal spot. The male hindwings are yellowish white with two longitudinal, brown lines. The female hindwings are yellowish white, with some veins tinged with light brown.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September and in December.[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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