Donacaula porrectellus

Donacaula porrectellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacaula
Species: D. porrectellus
Binomial name
Donacaula porrectellus
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Chilo porrectellus Walker, 1863
  • Donacaula porrectella

Donacaula porrectellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (Matto Grosso, Para), Guyana, Peru and Venezuela.

The length of the forewings is 27–38 mm. The forewings are yellowish white, irrorated with yellow and brown. The hindwings are pale yellow irrorated with brown.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Martinez E.L., 2010. A Revision of the New World Species of DONACAULA Meyrick and a phylogenetic Analysis of related Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera:Crambidae). Mississippi State University pp.1-234


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