Anania funebris
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 – EurasiaAnania funebris glomeralis – North AmericaDescription
The wingspan is 20–23 mm.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.
See also Parsons et al.
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.