Donacaula aquilellus
800713.00 —
5317 —
Donacaula aquilellus
♂

♂

♀

♀

Larval Host(s)
Presumed main host
on Block Island:
on Block Island:
Known hosts:
Spartina alterniflora
Spartina alterniflora
Remarks
This species has been reared from saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alternifolia) (Ferguson, 1975) and is probably found exclusively in salt marshes across its range.
Identification
Refer to my guide to and comments on the genus on BugGuide.
Vouchers
(1 ♂) 41.1950 -71.5652, 25 vi 2019, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♀) 41.1950 -71.5652, 10 vii 2019, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (4 ♂, 1 ♀) 41.2018 -71.5775, 24 vii 2019, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♂, 1 ♀) 41.2016 -71.5777, 6 viii 2020, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♂) 41.2003 -71.5739, 4 vii 2021, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♂, 5 ♀) 41.2016 -71.5777, 17 vii 2021, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (1 ♂, 1 ♀) 41.2020 -71.5782, 17 vii 2021, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]; (3 ♂, 4 ♀) 41.2243 -71.5677, 19 vii 2021, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]