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Donacaula forficella

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Donacaula forficella
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacaula
Species:
D. forficella
Binomial name
Donacaula forficella
(Thunberg, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius forficella
  • Tinea forficella Thunberg, 1794
  • Chilo caudellus Stephens, 1834
  • Donacaula forficella f. intermedia Dufrane, 1957
  • Donacaula forficella f. tripartita Dufrane, 1957
  • Palparia caudea Haworth, 1811
  • Palparia consorta Haworth, 1811
  • Palparia hirta Haworth, 1811
  • Schoenobius forficellus ab. uniformata Dufrane, 1946
  • Tinea consortella Hübner, 1796
  • Tinea lanceolella Hübner, 1810
  • Topeutis lanceolalis Hübner, 1825

Donacaula forficella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1794. It is found in China (Heilongjiang),[1] Europe and South Africa.[2]

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 25–30 mm.

The larvae feed on Carex, Glyceria maxima and Phragmites.

References

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  1. ^ Chen, Fu-Qiang; Wu, Chun-Sheng (April 2014). "Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China". Zoological Systematics. 39 (2): 163–208. doi:10.11865/zs20140201. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Donacaula forficella (Thunberg, 1794)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
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