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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anania funebris, the white-spotted sable, is a species of diurnal dayflying moth of the family Crambidae.[1][2][3] It is wide-spread in Europe, northern Asia, and North America.[4]
| White spotted sable | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Anania |
| Species: | A. funebris |
| Binomial name | |
| Anania funebris (Ström, 1768) | |
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There are two subspecies:[3][4]
The wingspan is 20–23 mm (0.79-0.92 in). The forewings are black; a large round white subdorsal spot before middle, and a second in disc beyond middle; sometimes a white dot above first; cilia white towards tips. Hindwings as forewings, but without the white dot. The larva is ochreous-whitish; dorsal line deep green; subdorsal and lateral green; spiracular whitish-green; dots green; head whitish-brown.[5]
The adults have a tendency to quickly hide behind leaves.[6]
The moth flies during the day[7] from late April to August,[8] June and July being the most active in their flight season.
The larvae feed on leaves of goldenrod (Solidago) such as Solidago virgaurea. It occasionally feeds on dyer's greenweed (Genista tinctoria).[2][7][9][8]
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