Donacaula unipunctellus

Donacaula unipunctellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Robinson in 1870.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia.

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

The length of the forewings is 17–30 mm. The forewings are light brown, irrorated (sprinkled) with brown and with a large black spot in the distal area. The hindwings are yellowish white, turning yellowish gray toward the outer margin in males.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing nearly year round in the southern part of the range.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  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. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.


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