Donacaula pallulellus

Donacaula pallulellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arizona, California, New York and Texas.

Donacaula pallulellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Donacaula
Species:
D. pallulellus
Binomial name
Donacaula pallulellus
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius pallulellus Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
  • Donacaula pallulella

The length of the forewings is 20–30 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, sometimes slightly irrorated (sprinkled) with light-brown scales. The hindwings are yellowish white.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July and in September.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  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. "800714.00 – 5318 – Donacaula pallulellus – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 7, 2019.


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