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Anania funebris is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. Its common name is the White-spotted Sable. It is found in Europe, Siberia, the Northern parts of the Far East and North America.

Anania funebris
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

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.[1]

The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Solidago virgaurea.

References

External links

• UK Moths
• Lepidoptera of Belgium^{[permanent dead link]}
• Microlepidoptera.nl (in Dutch)

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