Donacaula aquilella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and South Carolina.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Donacaula |
| Species: | D. aquilella
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| Binomial name | |
| Donacaula aquilella (Clemens, 1860)
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Description edit
The length of the forewings is 21–35 mm.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September and in December.[3]
References edit
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.