Find out about the status of Donacaula forficella (Pale Water-veneer) in Kent. Learn more on its distribution, phenology and ecology.

Donacaula forficella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in China (Heilongjiang), Europe and South Africa. Most organisms interact with other organisms in some way or another, and how they do so usually defines how they fit into an ecosystem.

Aug 2, 2012 · 63.121 Donacaula forficella (Pale water-veneer) ws: 25-30mm; Jun-Jul; common reed (Phragmites australis), reed sweet-grass (Glyceria maxima), sedges (Carex spp); local in marshes, fens and bogs in England. ID: D.mucronellus has a sharply demarcated pale costal streak and lacks the dark oblique apical streaks shown by D.forficella.

Crambidae 63.121 Pale Water-veneer Donacaula forficella (Thunberg, 1794) Local Similar species:

Jul 20, 2024 · Adult females are wingless and stay on the water surface; adult males have a bare grayish thorax and satiny white or pale gray wings with slightly darkened veins and outer margin. Larvae feed on Eurasian watermilfoil, pondweeds (Potomogeton spp.) and Canadian waterweed (Elodea canadensis).

Donacaula forficella (Pale Water-veneer) - The Micro moths of Norfolk. In association with the Norfolk Moth Survey.

Learn about the distribution and flight time of Donacaula forficella (Pale Water-veneer) in Somerset.

A small and unassuming species which however has a remarkable life history, living in and around ponds and slow moving waters. The larvae are entirely aquatic, feeding on various aquatic plants such as pondweeds (Potomogeton spp.) and Canadian waterweed (Elodea canadensis).

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