Donacaula tripunctellus

Donacaula tripunctellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacaula
Species: D. tripunctellus
Binomial name
Donacaula tripunctellus
(Robinson, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius tripunctellus Robinson, 1870
  • Donacaula tripunctella

Donacaula tripunctellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Robinson in 1870.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas.

The length of the forewings is 20–25 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, irrorated with brown scales. The hindwings are yellowish white.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in January, from April to September and in November.[3]

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
  3. ↑ mothphotographersgroup


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