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Anania crocealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796 and is found in Europe.

Anania crocealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Anania
Species:	A. crocealis
Binomial name
Anania crocealis (Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
Pyralis crocealis Hübner, 1796 Ebulea crocealis Ebulea crocealis marionalis Leraut, 1996 Pyralis ochrealis Hübner, 1796 Epicorsia crocotolalis Hübner, 1825 Pionea crocealis f. aest. minoralis Müller-Rutz, 1920 Pionea crocealis var. signatalis Caradja, 1916 Pyrausta stahuljaki Szent-Ivány & Uhrik-Meszáros, 1942

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Forewings yellow-ochreous ; lines fuscous, first curved, second curved, strongly sinuate inwards below middle ; orbicular dot and linear discal mark fuscous ; a dark fuscous terminal line. Hindwings whitish grey, with faint darker second line. Larva dull green ; dorsal line dark greenish-grey ; head black.[1]

The larvae feed on Pulicaria dysenterica, Inula conyzae and Inula salicina. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ebulea crocealis.

• Waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium^{[permanent dead link]}
• Ebulea crocealis at UKMoths

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