Donacaula niloticus

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Donacaula niloticus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacaula
Species:
D. niloticus
Binomial name
Donacaula niloticus
(Zeller, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius niloticusZeller, 1867
  • Donacaula nilotica
  • Schoenobius niloticus alpherakiiStaudinger, 1874
  • Schoenobius alpherakii f. nigrolineataPopescu-Gorj & Draghia, 1968
  • Schoenobius argophthalmusMeyrick, 1933
  • Schoenobius niloticus vescerellusChrétien, 1910

Donacaula niloticus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, [1] China (Gansu), [2] Turkey, Russia, India and North Africa, including Algeria and Egypt. [3]

The forewings are luteous yellow with black spots and a white spot surrounded with black on the transverse vein. The hindwings are whitish with a transverse row of brownish spots posteriorly. [4]

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References

  1. "Donacaula niloticus (Zeller, 1867)". Fauna Europaea. May 24, 2013. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  2. Chen, Fu-Qiang; Wu, Chun-Sheng (April 2014). "Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China". Zoological Systematics. 39 (2): 163–208. doi:10.11865/zs20140201. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
  3. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2012). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  4. Lepiforum.de PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .