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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anania crocealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.[1][2][3] It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796 and is found in Europe.[2][3]
| Anania crocealis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Anania |
| Species: | A. crocealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anania crocealis (Hübner, 1796) | |
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The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Forewings yellow-ochreous ; lines fuscous, first curved, second curved, strongly sinuate inwards below middle ; orbicular dot and linear discal mark fuscous ; a dark fuscous terminal line. Hindwings whitish grey, with faint darker second line. Larva dull green ; dorsal line dark greenish-grey ; head black.[4]
The larvae feed on Pulicaria dysenterica, Inula conyzae,[3] and Inula salicina.[5] In Belgium, the moth flies from from early May to mid-September.[3]
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