Anania funebris (Ström, 1768) Species
Last modified: Sept. 11, 2023, 11:26 a.m.
A very rare and local species in the southern part of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Pyraustinae > Tribus: Pyraustini > Genus: Anania > Species: Anania funebris
- Vernacular names
- Lichtbalmot (NL), White-spotted Sable Moth (EN), Le Botys à huit taches (FR), Schwarzweißer Fleckenzünsler (DE)
- Synonyms
- Anania octomaculata (Linnaeus, 1771)
- 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 20 (as octomaculalis). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 20–21 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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The larva feeds on the flowers as well as on the leaves and It hibernates in its cocoon.
Pupation in an oval, yellowish cocoon in May.
The adults are active in bright sunshine and visit flowers.
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Flight periods
The adults have been observed from late April till the end of August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Solidago virgaurea and Genista tinctoria
The larva makes a slight web on the underside of the lower leaves of Solidago virgaurea or Genista tinctoria.
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