Anania elutalis

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Anania elutalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Anania
Species:
A. elutalis
Binomial name
Anania elutalis
(Kenrick, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta elutalisKenrick, 1917
  • Ethiobotys elutalisMaes, 1997

Anania elutalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917 and is found on Madagascar. [1]

The head, antennae and palpi of this species are dark brown, the tarsi ringed with dark brown, the thorax and patagia greenish grey, the abdomen pale brown. The forewings are greenish grey, with a darker, curved antemedian line, a sinuous median line and a postmedian angulated line. The hindwings are pale brown without markings. The wingspan of this species is 32 mm. [2]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Anania elutalis (Kenrick, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  2. Kenrick, Geo. H. (1917). "New or little-known Heterocera from Madagascar". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London: 100 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.