Anania funebris

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]

White spotted sable
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Anania
Species:	A. funebris
Binomial name
Anania funebris (Ström, 1768)
Synonyms
Phalaena Geometra funebris Ström, 1768 Ennychia octomaculalis Treitschke, 1929 Geometra funeraria Müller, 1774 Anania funebris glomeralis (Walker, 1859) Phalaena (Geometra) octomaculata Linnaeus, 1771 Ennychia assimilis Butler, 1879 Ennychia astrifera Butler, 1879 Noctua trigutta Esper, 1791 Phalaena atralis Fabricius, 1775 Pionea funebris f. reducta Weber, 1945 Pyralis guttalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Anania funebris sabaudialis Leraut, 1996

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:^[3][4]

• Anania funebris funebris (Ström, 1768) – Eurasia
• Anania funebris glomeralis (Walker, 1859) – North America

Description

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] See also Parsons et al.^[6]

Figs 4, 4a, 4b larvae after final moult 4c enlargement of two segments 4 under a lowermost leaf of Solidago virgaurea.

Behavior

The adults have a tendency to quickly hide behind leaves.^[7]

The moth flies during the day^[8] from late April to August,^[9] June and July being the most active in their flight season.

Diet

The larvae feed on leaves of goldenrod (Solidago) such as Solidago virgaurea. It occasionally feeds on dyer's greenweed (Genista tinctoria).^{[2][8][10][9]}