Donacaula longirostrallus explained

Donacaula longirostrallus, the long-beaked donacaula moth, 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 Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont and Virginia.

The length of the forewings is 22–28 mm.^[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15.
2. Martínez . Edda Lis . December 2010 . A Revision of the New World Species of Donacaula Meyrick and a Phylogenetic Analysis of Related Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) . PhD . UMI Dissertation Publishing . https://web.archive.org/web/20130102210115/http://gradworks.umi.com/3432242.pdf . January 2, 2013.
3. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5319 Moth Photographers Group