• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

Mass Moths on iNaturalist

Mass Moths

Mass Moths

Welcome to Mass Moths – The Place to go for information on Massachusetts Moths

  • Home
  • Species List
    • View Species List
    • Species List Info
  • Search
  • Community
    • How to participate and submit records
    • Moth Identification
    • Thanks
  • Summarized Project Data
  • About
  • Contact

Moths navigation

<< Previous Species:
Donacaula melinellus
Next Species:
Donacaula albicostellus
>>
Pyraloidea >> Crambidae >> Schoenobiinae >> Donacaula

Donacaula dispersellus

(Robinson, 1880)

Sort #: 1430 | P3 #: 800711 | MPG #: 5316.1
View on BugGuide | View on iNaturalist | BOLD Link

Larval feeding type: European species of the genus are known to feed on various parts of the foodplants, pupating in the stem
Larval substrate: Unknown, but presumably marsh or aquatic plants, e.g. Carex, Phragmites, Scirpus, Spartina
Phenology: Adult: 6/16 to 8/22 (32 records)

Status in MA (automated assessment): Restricted distribution, uncommon
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 1931
Last Year Reported: 2019

Distribution by County: Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes
Number of Records: 32

Copyright © 2023 MassMoths · Log in