Donacaula melinella explained

Donacaula melinella 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 Ontario, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

The length of the forewings is 21–34 mm.[2] The main flight period is March to August, although adults have been recorded in most months.[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=5316 Moth Photographers Group