Donacaula albicostella

Donacaula albicostella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacaula
Species: D. albicostella
Binomial name
Donacaula albicostella
(Fernald, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius melinellus albicostellus Fernald, 1888
  • Donacula melinellus albicostellus
  • Schoenobius melinellus uniformellus Dyar, 1917
  • Donacula melinellus uniformellus

Donacaula albicostella is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Fernald in 1888.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Utah and Wisconsin.

The length of the forewings is 24-36 mm. The forewings are light to dark brown with a broad yellowish white costal band, irrorated with brown in males and with a dark brown band below the costal band. The hindwings are yellowish grey for males and yellowish white for females.[2]

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