Anania funebris, the white-spotted sable, is a species of diurnal dayflying moth of the family Crambidae. It is wide-spread in Europe, northern Asia, and North America.
Subspecies There are two subspecies: 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.Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description See also Parsons et al.Mark Parsons, Sean Clancy, David Wilson A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland: Atropos, England.
Behavior The adults have a tendency to quickly hide behind leaves.
The moth flies during the day from late April to August, 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).
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