| Donacaula tripunctellus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Donacaula |
| Species: | D. tripunctellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Donacaula tripunctellus (Robinson, 1870) | |
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Donacaula tripunctellus 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 Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas.
The length of the forewings is 20–25 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, irrorated (sprinkled) 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
- ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
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