Donacaula mucronella [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Donacaula mucronella [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
- Name authority
- [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Crambidae
- Genus
- Donacaula
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
- superfamilyPyraloidea
- familyCrambidae
- subfamilySchoenobiinae
- genusDonacaula Meyrick, 1890
- speciesDonacaula mucronella [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Donacaula. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Donacaula longirostrallus Clemens, 1861 | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Donacaula pallulellus Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Donacaula roscidellus Dyar, 1917 | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Donacaula unipunctellus Robinson, 1870 | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Donacaula uxorialis Dyar, 1921 | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Donacaula fuscocostata Osthelder, 1937 Osthelder, 1937 | synonym |
| Donacaula acuminella Hübner Hübner | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Denis, Michael and Schiffermüller, & Ignaz. (1775). Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_NeRAAAAAcAAJ/page/n6/mode/1up?view=theaterSource fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:379F5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.