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Donacaula niloticus
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Donacaula niloticus

Donacaula niloticus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, China (Gansu), Turkey, Russia, India and North Africa, including Algeria and Egypt.

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.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1277241.