Anania coronata

Phlyctaenia coronata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Anania
Species: A. coronata
Binomial name
Anania coronata
Hufnagel, 1767
Synonyms
  • Phalaena coronata Hufnagel, 1767
  • Phlyctaenia coronata
  • Phalaena sambuci Retzius, 1783
  • Pyralis sambucalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Phalaena ambucaria Fabricius, 1787
  • Anania coronata tertialis (Guenée, 1854)
  • Botys plectilis Grote & Robinson, 1867
  • Botys syringicola Packard, 1870

Anania coronata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in the northern parts of the Palearctic ecozone and the Nearctic ecozone. The species closely resembles Anania stachydalis.

The wingspan is 23–26 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Elderberry, Calystegia sepium, Sunflower, Ligustrum, Viburnum and Common Lilac.

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