Anania coronata (Hufnagel, 1767) Species
Last modified: April 25, 2020, 11:33 a.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Pyraustinae > Tribus: Pyraustini > Genus: Anania > Species: Anania coronata
- Vernacular names
- Gewone coronamot (NL), Le Botys du Sureau (FR), Holunderzünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Anania sambucalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 19 (as sambucalis). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Flight periods
The adults fly from late May till the end of August. They are active at dusk and later come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Sambucus nigra
- Host plant (genera):
- Viburnum, Ligustrum and Syringa
The larva lives in a spun fold on the underside of a leaf which it leaves at night in order to feed on Sambucus nigra, Viburnum, Syringa or Ligustrum, preferring young plants. It hibernates in its cocoon. Pupation takes place in a cocoon amongst fallen leaves or on bark.
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