Donacaula forficella

Donacaula forficella
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Donacaula
Species:	D. forficella
Binomial name
Donacaula forficella (Thunberg, 1794)
Synonyms
Schoenobius forficella Tinea forficella Thunberg, 1794 Chilo caudellus Stephens, 1834 Donacaula forficella f. intermedia Dufrane, 1957 Donacaula forficella f. tripartita Dufrane, 1957 Palparia caudea Haworth, 1811 Palparia consorta Haworth, 1811 Palparia hirta Haworth, 1811 Schoenobius forficellus ab. uniformata Dufrane, 1946 Tinea consortella Hübner, 1796 Tinea lanceolella Hübner, 1810 Topeutis lanceolalis Hübner, 1825

Donacaula forficella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 25-30 mm. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Carex, Glyceria maxima and Phragmites.

External links

• waarneming.nl (Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Donacaula forficella at UKmoths

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