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Donacaula dodatellus

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Donacaula dodatellus
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D. dodatellus
Binomial name
Donacaula dodatellus
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Chilo dodatellus Walker, 1864
  • Schoenobius dodatellus
  • Schoenobius fulvitinctalis Hampson, 1919
  • Schoenobius ochraceellus Snellen, 1880
  • Chilo aditellus Walker, 1864

Donacaula dodatellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in China (Yunnan), Japan, India, Myanmar,[1] Sri Lanka, the Philippines and on Sumatra.[2]

The forewings of the males are ochreous, streaked with coppery red and a fuscous streak along the lower margin of the cell. The forewings of the females are less prominently streaked with red.

References

  1. ^ Taxonomic review of the subfamily Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) from China
  2. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.