Donacaula niloticus explained

Donacaula niloticus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Romania, Greece,[1] China (Gansu),[2] Turkey, Russia, India and North Africa, including Algeria and Egypt.[3]

The forewings are luteous yellow with black spots and a white spot surrounded with black on the transverse vein. The hindwings are whitish with a transverse row of brownish spots posteriorly.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Donacaula niloticus (Zeller, 1867). https://web.archive.org/web/20141107115159/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=443079. dead. November 7, 2014. Fauna Europaea. May 24, 2013. August 5, 2013.
  2. Chen . Fu-Qiang . Wu . Chun-Sheng . April 2014 . Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China . Zoological Systematics . 39 . 2 . 163–208 . 10.11865/zs20140201 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140702074137/http://www.zootax.com.cn/admin/downfile.aspx?id=33812 . July 2, 2014.
  3. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2012 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . March 19, 2012.
  4. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Donacaula_Niloticus Lepiforum.de

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