Donacaula roscidellus

Donacaula roscidellus, the brown donacaula moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917.[1] It is found in Mexico (Veracruz) and the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

Donacaula roscidellus
Donacaula roscidellus (Dyar, 1917), to MV light, Kissimmee, Florida, 2015
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacaula
Species:
D. roscidellus
Binomial name
Donacaula roscidellus
(Dyar, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius roscidellus Dyar, 1917
  • Donacaula roscidellus
  • Schoenobius bicolorellus Hoffmann, 1932
  • Donacaula bicolorellus
  • Donacaula bicolorella

The length of the forewings is 18–30 mm. The forewings are light brown and the hindwings are glossy white.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to November.[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 at Mississippi State University


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