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Donacaula longirostrallus

800715.00 — 5319 — Donacaula longirostrallus (Clemens, 1860) — Long-beaked Donacaula

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
life history unknown

life history unknown

Remarks

This taxon is a complex of at least five species belonging in a new genus possibly sister to Donacaula.

Identification

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

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.
  • Clemens, B., 1860. Contributions to American lepidopterology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 12: 205.
  • 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

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Donacaula longirostrallus

    Abundance data late May to early October