Donacaula immanis

Donacaula immanis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacaula
Species: D. immanis
Binomial name
Donacaula immanis
(Zeller, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius immanis Zeller, 1877
  • Schoenobius lanceolellus Hampson, 1895
  • Donacaula lanceolella
  • Donacaula lanceolellus

Donacaula immanis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Zeller in 1877.[1] It is found in Bolivia and Brazil (Amazon, Rio Grande do Sul).

The length of the forewings is 40–50 mm. The forewings of the males are yellowish white intermixed with light brown scales and irrorated with brown. The ground colour of the forewings of the females is pale yellow. The hindwings are yellowish white.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Martinez E.L., 2010. A Revision of the New World Species of DONACAULA Meyrick and a phylogenetic Analysis of related Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera:Crambidae). Mississippi State University pp.1-234


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