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Donacaula melinellus

800710.00 — 5316 — Donacaula melinellus (Clemens, 1860)
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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

(4 ♀) 41.2080 -71.5607, 17 vi 2019, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♀) 41.2062 -71.5583, 17 vi 2019, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♀) 41.1950 -71.5652, 17 vi 2019, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♀) 41.1662 -71.5880, 1 vii 2019, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (2 ♀) 41.1950 -71.5652, 3 vii 2019, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♀) 41.1950 -71.5652, 7 vii 2019, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♀) 41.1683 -71.5852, 9 vii 2019, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♀) 41.1950 -71.5652, 17 vii 2019, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (2 ♀) 41.1670 -71.5730, 20 vi 2020, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♂) 41.1950 -71.5652, 12 vi 2020, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♀) 41.1950 -71.5652, 18 vi 2020, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♀) 41.1950 -71.5652, 30 vi 2020, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♀) 41.1950 -71.5652, 2 vii 2020, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♀) 41.1950 -71.5652, 5 vii 2020, 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.
  • 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

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Donacaula melinellus

    Abundance data late May to early October