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Donacaula sordidellus

800707.00 — 5313 — Donacaula sordidellus (Zincken, 1821)
♂

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
life history unknown

life history unknown

Identification

Refer to my guide to and comments on the genus on BugGuide.

Vouchers

(1 ♀) 41.1683 -71.5852, 22 vi 2019, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♂) 41.1683 -71.5852, 9 vii 2019, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♀) 41.2080 -71.5607, 9 vii 2021, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]

References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Martinez, E.L., 2010. A revision of the New World species of Donacaula Meyrick and a phylogenetic analysis of related Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Mississippi State University, 1-234.
  • Species Page at BugGuide
  • Zincken, J.L.T.F., 1821. Nachtrag zur Monographie der Gattung Chilo. Magazin der Entomologie, 4: 247.

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Donacaula sordidellus

    Abundance data late May to early October