Donacaula microforficellus

Donacaula microforficellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Donacaula
Species:	D. microforficellus
Binomial name
	Donacaula microforficellus; (Amsel, 1956)
Synonyms
	Schoenobius microforficella Amsel, 1956; Donacaula microforficella;

Donacaula microforficellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1956.[1] It is found in Venezuela.

The length of the forewings is 18–30 mm. The forewings are pale yellow irrorated (sprinkled) with brown. Males have yellowish-white hindwings, irrorated with brown, while the hindwings of the females are 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.