Donacaula niloticus
Species of moth
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Donacaula niloticus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Romania, Greece,[1] China (Gansu),[2] Turkey, Russia, India and North Africa, including Algeria and Egypt.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Donacaula |
| Species: | D. niloticus |
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| Donacaula niloticus (Zeller, 1867) | |
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The forewings are luteous yellow with black spots and a white spot surrounded with black on the transverse vein. The hindwings are whitish with a transverse row of brownish spots posteriorly.[4]
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