Donacaula mucronella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.
Fig. 6 larva after final moult 6a stem of Carex containing it
The wingspan is 22–26 mm for the male and 29–35 mm for females. The forewings are brown; an ochreous- whitish costal streak, edged below with dark fuscous suffusion. Hindwings fuscous-whitish.[1]See also Parsons et al. [2]
The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
^Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
^Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland: Atropos, England. ISBN:9780955108648
