Donacaula sordidellus

Donacaula sordidellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken in 1821.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina and Texas.

Donacaula sordidellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Donacaula
Species:
D. sordidellus
Binomial name
Donacaula sordidellus
(Zincken, 1821)
Synonyms
  • Chilo sordidellus Zincken, 1821
  • Schoenobius sordidellus
  • Donacaula sordidella

The length of the forewings is 25–45 mm. The forewings are light brown, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark brown. The hindwings are yellowish white at the base, in males turning light brown or yellowish gray toward the outer margin.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing year round in the southern part of the range.[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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