Moths of North Carolina

Moths of North Carolina

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View PDF	Crambidae Members:	Donacaula Members:	60 NC Records
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:
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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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Status in North Carolina

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Photo Gallery for Donacaula unidentified species - No common name			75 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-03 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-11-03 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-08 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Owen McConnell on 2024-06-23 Graham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-06-14 Carteret Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-13 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-13 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-06-10 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Larry Chen on 2024-06-08 Dare Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Larry Chen on 2024-06-08 Dare Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-25 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-25 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-25 Brunswick Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25 Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-22 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-22 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-22 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-22 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Rich Teper on 2024-05-13 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-13 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-05-13 Orange Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-12 Rowan Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-09 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-09 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-08 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-08 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-07 Wilson Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-05-07 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-05-04 Carteret Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16 New Hanover Co. Comment: