Pale Water-Veneer

Donacaula forficella

''Donacaula forficella'' is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1794. It is found in China , Europe and South Africa.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. The forewings are yellow with a fuscous band along the upper margin of the cell and a fuscous spot at the lower angle of the cell. The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.
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Food

The larvae feed on ''Carex'', ''Glyceria maxima'' and ''Phragmites''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusDonacaula
SpeciesD. forficella
Photographed in
Netherlands