Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Donacaula | |
Donacaula albicostella is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Fernald in 1888. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Utah and Wisconsin.
The length of the forewings is 24-36 mm. The forewings are light to dark brown with a broad yellowish white costal band, irrorated with brown in males and with a dark brown band below the costal band. The hindwings are yellowish grey for males and yellowish white for females.
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