Donacostola

Donacostola notabilis is a species of moth in the family Xyloryctidae,[1] and the only species in the genus Donacostola.[2] The species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1928;[3][4] the genus established by Edward Meyrick in 1931.[5] The species is endemic to New Zealand.[6][5]

Donacostola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Donacostola Meyrick, 1931
Species:	D. notabilis
Binomial name
Donacostola notabilis (Philpott, 1928)
Synonyms
Euprionocera notabilis Philpott, 1928

The wingspan is 34–37 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous with brown markings. There is a fairly broad but indistinct median stripe from the base to the apex and a very obscure narrow streak along the dorsum to near the tornus. The first discal spot is minute and the plical spot is obsolete. The second discal is large and round. There is subterminal and terminal series of hardly perceptible dots. The hindwings are shining ochreous-white.[4]

References

1. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
2. "Donacostola Meyrick, 1931". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
3. Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 110. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
4. Philpott, A. (1928). "Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute New Zealand Institute. 58: 359–370. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
5. Savela, Markku. "Donacostola". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
6. "Donacostola notabilis (Philpott, 1928)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 30 January 2018.