Donacaula
Encyclopedia
Donacaula is a genus
of moth
s of the Crambidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Crambidae
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of Lepidoptera . They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in...
family.
Species
- Donacaula amblyptepennis (Dyar, 1917)
- Donacaula aquilella Clemens, 1860
- Donacaula bicolorellus (F. Hoffmann, 1934)
- Donacaula dodatellus (Walker, 1864)
- Donacaula flavus Joannis, 1929
- Donacaula forficellaDonacaula forficellaDonacaula forficella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 25-30 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.The larvae feed on Carex, Glyceria maxima and Phragmites....
(Thunberg, 1794) - Donacaula hasegawai (Shibuya, 1927)
- Donacaula immanis (Zeller, 1877)
- Donacaula lanceolellus (Hampson, 1895)
- Donacaula longirostrallus (Clemens, 1860)
- Donacaula maximellus (Fernald, 1891)
- Donacaula melinella Clemens, 1860
- Donacaula microforficellus (Amsel, 1956)
- Donacaula montivagellus (Zeller, 1863)
- Donacaula mucronellaDonacaula mucronellaDonacaula mucronella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 22-26 mm for the male and 29-35 mm for females. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location....
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) - Donacaula niloticus (Zeller, 1867)
- Donacaula nitidellus (Dyar, 1917)
- Donacaula pallulellus (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)
- Donacaula porrectellus (Walker, 1863)
- Donacaula pulverealis (Hampson, 1919)
- Donacaula roscidellus (Dyar, 1917)
- Donacaula semifuscalis (Hampson, 1919)
- Donacaula sicarius (Zeller, 1863)
- Donacaula sordidellus (Zincken, 1821)
- Donacaula tripunctellus (Robinson, 1870)
- Donacaula unipunctellus (Robinson, 1870)
- Donacaula uxorialis (Dyar, 1921)