Moths of North Carolina
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40 NC Records

Donacaula unidentified species - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: CrambidaeSubfamily: SchoenobiinaeTribe: [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 Photographs: BugGuide                                                                                 
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
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Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-06
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-25
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George on 2023-08-25
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-08-16
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-24
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-09
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-15
Transylvania Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2023-06-15
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-03
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-31
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-05-17
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-05-17
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-15
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-15
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-04
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2023-05-04
Pender Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-04-29
Orange Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2022-06-08
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-10
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-08-30
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-08-25
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: David George on 2021-08-17
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-08-08
Sampson Co.
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Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-08-08
Sampson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2021-05-21
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2021-05-16
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2020-05-27
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-05-17
Guilford Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Shields on 2020-04-24
Onslow Co.
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