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Donacaula unidentified species - No Common Name

Donacaula unidentified species
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Crambidae		Subfamily:
Schoenobiinae		Tribe:
[Schoenobiini]		P3 Number:
0.00		 MONA Number:
5324.01
Comments: Members of the genus Donacaulis are found worldwide, but reach their greatest diversity in the Nearctic region. The group has proven to be taxonomically challenging due to the fact that most of the species are sexually dimorphic, are very similar externally, and exhibit substantial variation within species. Genitalia have proven to be the most useful diagnostic characters for delineating species, but almost all of the species were originally described based on external coloration and patterning. Descriptions and illustrations of genitalia were also lacking for most species until Martinez (2010) undertook a major revision of the Nearctic species. Her work revealed that there were at least 10 undescribed species in addition to the 11 described species in the New World. Additional studies of DNA barcoding and genitalia, including for North Carolina material, indicate that additional undescribed species remain to be formally described. "Some of these are probably identifiable, but, even with the Martinez thesis, there is a great deal of variation, and especially sexual dimorphism that makes these difficult" (Scholtens, 2017).
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Donacaula unidentified speciesAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
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 Photo Gallery for Donacaula unidentified species - No common name

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Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-06-03
Currituck Co.
Comment: 		Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: B. Bockhahn on 2025-06-03
Currituck Co.
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Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-06-03
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Brian Bockhahn, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, John Petranka on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-03
Brunswick Co.
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Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-03
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-05-02
Pender Co.
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Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-05-02
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-30
Wilson Co.
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Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-30
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: R. Newman on 2025-04-28
Carteret Co.
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Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Bonnie Eamick on 2025-04-25
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Bonnie Eamick on 2025-04-25
Wake Co.
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Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-03
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-03
Brunswick Co.
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Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Dean Furbish, Lior S. Carlson on 2024-08-13
Pamlico Co.
Comment: 		Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Lior S. Carlson, Dean Furbish on 2024-08-13
Pamlico Co.
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Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-06-23
Graham Co.
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Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-14
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-13
Wilson Co.
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Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-13
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10
Chatham Co.
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Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Larry Chen on 2024-06-08
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Donacaula unidentified speciesRecorded by: Larry Chen on 2024-06-08
Dare Co.
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