Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Donacaula | |
Donacaula dispersella is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Robinson. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia.
The length of the forewings is 17-28 mm. The forewings of the males are yellowish white, irrorated with brown. The costal margin is tinged with brown scales. Female forewings vary from yellow to yellowish white. The area between the costa and discal cell is tinged with light brown scales from the base to the apex, intermixed with yellow or yellowish white scales. The hindwings are yellowish white, sometimes slightly irrorated with brown scales.