Donacaula uxorialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1921.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida and Texas.[3]

Donacaula uxorialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacaula
Species:
D. uxorialis
Binomial name
Donacaula uxorialis
(Dyar, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius uxorialis Dyar, 1921[1]

Adults have been recorded on wing from January to October.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Dyar, Harrison G. (1921). "New American Lepidoptera and Records". Insecutor Inscitiæ Menstruus. 9 (7–9): 143.
  2. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ^ Martínez, Edda Lis (December 2010). A Revision of the New World Species of Donacaula Meyrick and a Phylogenetic Analysis of Related Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) (PDF) (PhD). UMI Dissertation Publishing. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2013.
  4. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University