Crambidae
80a1285 –
5316.1 Donacaula dispersellus
(Robinson, 1870)
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Cyperaceae. Host genera: Carex Eleocharis Schoenoplectus Scirpus. Notes: mines in sedge stems below water level before boring into stem (Eiseman 2020). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
dispersellus (Robinson, 1870) (Schoenobius) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; TL: Snyder Heights, Ithaca [Tompkins Co.], New York. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Donacaula dispersellus (Robinson, 1870), listed as a subspecies of Donacaula melinellus (Clemens, 1860) in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), is raised to full species status in Martinez (2010) (dissertation). This treatment is accepted by Hayden & Scholtens (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023). |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Martinez, E.L., 2010. A revision of the New World species of Donacaula Meyrick and a phylogenetic analysis of related Schoenobiinae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Mississippi State University, 1-234.
- Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz (eds.), 2023. Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Bakersfield, California, xiv + 580 pp. (order). (PDF (no fee) or order book)
- Robinson, C.T., 1870. Lepidopterological Miscellanies. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, 9: 313.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
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