Donacaula albicostella
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Donacaula |
Species: | D. albicostella
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Binomial name | |
Donacaula albicostella (Fernald, 1888)
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Donacaula albicostella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1888.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Utah and Wisconsin.
The length of the forewings is 24–36 mm. The forewings are light to dark brown with a broad yellowish-white costal band, irrorated (sprinkled) with brown in males and with a dark brown band below the costal band. The hindwings are yellowish grey for males and yellowish white for females.[2]
References[]
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1888
- Schoenobiinae
- Schoenobiinae stubs