Donacaula nitidellus

Donacaula nitidellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacaula
Species: D. nitidellus
Binomial name
Donacaula nitidellus
(Dyar, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius nitidella Dyar, 1917
  • Donacaula nitidella

Donacaula nitidellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1917.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.

The length of the forewings is 22–39 mm. The forewings are greyish beige. The hindwings of the males are yellowish grey, sometimes with a longitudinal grey line. The female hindwings are yellowish white, always without the grey line.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to December.[3]

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