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Donacaula tripunctellus

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Donacaula tripunctellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacaula
Species:
D. tripunctellus
Binomial name
Donacaula tripunctellus
(Robinson, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius tripunctellus Robinson, 1870
  • Donacaula tripunctella

Donacaula tripunctellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Robinson in 1870.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas.

The length of the forewings is 20–25 mm.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in January, from April to September and in November.[3]

References

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  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. Mississippi State University.