Donacaula mucronella

Donacaula mucronella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Donacaula
Species:	D. mucronella
Binomial name
	Donacaula mucronella; (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
	Tinea mucronella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Crambus mucronatus Fabricius, 1798; Tinea acuminella Hübner, 1805; Thopeutis acuminalis Hübner, 1825;

Donacaula 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 forewings are brown; an ochreous- whitish costal streak, edged below with dark fuscous suffusion. Hindwings fuscous-whitish.^[1]

The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Carex, Carex riparia, Glyceria maxima and Phragmites.

References

^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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[1] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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