Anania coronata

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Anania coronata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Anania
Species:
A. coronata
Binomial name
Anania coronata
(Hufnagel, 1767) [1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena coronataHufnagel, 1767
  • Phlyctaenia coronata
  • Phalaena sambuciRetzius, 1783
  • Pyralis sambucalisDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Phalaena ambucariaFabricius, 1787

Anania coronata, the elderberry pearl, elder pearl or crowned phlyctaenia, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1767 and is found in the northern parts of the Palearctic realm. It was previously also listed for the Nearctic realm. [2] The species closely resembles Anania stachydalis .

Figs.4, 4a, 4b , 4c larvae in various stages of growth Buckler W The larvae of the British butterflies and moths PlateCLIV.jpg
Figs.4, 4a, 4b , 4c larvae in various stages of growth

The wingspan is 23–26 mm. Forewings dark fuscous, sprinkled with yellow-whitish; first line indistinct, preceded by a whitish dot; second dark fuscous, posteriorly with a waved whitish-yellowish edging, middle third forming a quadrangular projection including a pale whitish-yellowish blotch, below this with a loop inwards enclosing a whitish-yellowish spot; orbicular dot and transverse discal mark darker, separated by a square whitish-yellowish spot. Hindwings as forewings, but anterior markings obsolete, posterior pale blotches much enlarged. The larva is whitish-green; dorsal and subdorsal lines green; incisions yellowish; on 3 and usually 4 a black lateral spot. [3] See also Parsons et al. [4]

The moth flies from May to August depending on location.

The larvae feed on elderberry, Calystegia sepium , sunflower, Ligustrum , Viburnum and common lilac.

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References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Integrative taxonomy: DNA barcoding and morphological studies reveal three cryptic species of Anania (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) in North America, all distinct from their European counterpart" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  3. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  4. ↑ Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland: Atropos, England. ISBN:9780955108648


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