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Donacaula dispersellus

800711.00 — 5316.1 — Donacaula dispersellus (Robinson, 1870)
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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

(1 ♀) 41.1950 -71.5652, 17 vi 2019, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (3 ♀) 41.1950 -71.5652, 3 vii 2019, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (2 ♀) 41.2064 -71.5584, 23 vi 2020, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♀) 41.1950 -71.5652, 28 vi 2020, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (2 ♀) 41.1950 -71.5652, 5 vii 2020, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♀) 41.2080 -71.5607, 13 viii 2020, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♀) 41.1950 -71.5652, 4 vi 2021, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (2 ♀) 41.1950 -71.5652, 30 vi 2021, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♀) 41.2243 -71.5677, 4 vii 2021, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♂) 41.2080 -71.5607, 11 vii 2021, A.S. Hunt [ASHC];

References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • 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 dispersellus

    Abundance data late May to early October