Anania elutalis
| Anania elutalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Anania |
| Species: | A. elutalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anania elutalis (Kenrick, 1917) | |
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Anania elutalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917 and is found in Madagascar.[1]
The head, antennae, and palpi of this species are dark brown, with tarsi ringed dark brown. The thorax and patagia are greenish-grey, and the abdomen is pale brown. The forewings are greenish-grey, with a darker, curved antemedian line, a sinuous median lin,e and a postmedian angulated line. The hindwings are pale brown without markings. The wingspan of this species is 32 mm.[2]
References
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Anania elutalis (Kenrick, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ Kenrick, Geo. H. (1917). "New or little-known Heterocera from Madagascar". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London: 100 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.