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]
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Donacaula |
Species: | D. forficella |
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Donacaula forficella (Thunberg, 1794) | |
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The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The forewings are yellow with a fuscous band along the upper margin of the cell and a fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Carex, Glyceria maxima and Phragmites.
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