| 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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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]
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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