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Donacaula mucronella

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Species of moth

Donacaula mucronella
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

Fig. 6 larva after final moult 6a stem of Carex containing it

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.

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

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

References

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

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Taxon identifiers
Donacaula mucronella


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