Donacaula uxorialis

Donacaula uxorialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacaula
Species: D. uxorialis
Binomial name
Donacaula uxorialis
(Dyar, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius uxorialis Dyar, 1921

Donacaula uxorialis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1921.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida and Texas.

The length of the forewings is 16–25 mm. The forewings are yellowish white, irrorated with brown and with yellowish white scales at the costal margin. The hindwings are yellowish white.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from January to October.[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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