Donacaula pallulellus

Donacaula pallulellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Donacaula
Species:	D. pallulellus
Binomial name
	Donacaula pallulellus; (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)
Synonyms
	Schoenobius pallulellus Barnes & McDunnough, 1912; Donacaula pallulella;

Donacaula pallulellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arizona, California, New York and Texas.

The length of the forewings is 20–30 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, sometimes slightly irrorated (sprinkled) with light-brown scales. The hindwings are yellowish white.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July and in September.[3]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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.
"800714.00 – 5318 – Donacaula pallulellus – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 7, 2019.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[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] "800714.00 – 5318 – Donacaula pallulellus – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 7, 2019.