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Anania crocealis
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)
Synonyms
Pyralis crocealis Hübner, 1796 Ebulea crocealis Ebulea crocealis marionalis Leraut, 1996 Pyralis ochrealis Hübner, 1796 Epicorsia crocotolalis Hübner, 1825 Pionea crocealis f. aest. minoralis Müller-Rutz, 1920 Pionea crocealis var. signatalis Caradja, 1916 Pyrausta stahuljaki Szent-Ivány & Uhrik-Meszáros, 1942

Anania crocealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796 and is found in Europe.

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.

The larvae feed on Pulicaria dysenterica, Inula conyzae, and Inula salicina. In Belgium, the moth flies from early May to mid-September.

References

1. "Anania crocealis (Hübner, 1796)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.240. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
2. ^ "Anania crocealis (Hübner, 1796)". Fauna Europaea. 2011.
3. ^ "Anania crocealis (Hübner, 1796)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Flemish Entomological Society. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
4. 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
5. Savela, Markku. "Ebulea Doubleday, 1849". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

External links

• Ebulea crocealis at UKMoths

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