Anania lancealis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Dec. 9, 2022, 9:42 p.m.
A rather common species in most areas of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Pyraustinae > Tribus: Pyraustini > Genus: Anania > Species: Anania lancealis
- Vernacular names
- Lichte coronamot (NL), La pyrale de l'eupatoire, le Botys lancéolé (FR)
- 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. view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Flight periods
The adults fly from the end of May till mid August. They are active at dusk and later come to light.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Teucrium scorodonia
- Host plant (genera):
- Eupatorium, Senecio and Stachys
The larva feeds on the leaves, flowers and seed-heads of Eupatorium, Teucrium scorodonia, Stachys spp. or Senecio spp. It lives in a leave of which it spins the edges downwards. It hibernates in its cocoon. Pupation in a white silken cocoon within a pyramidal web.
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