Anania elutalis

Anania elutalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Genus: Anania
Species: A. elutalis
Binomial name
Anania elutalis
(Kenrick, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Pyrausta elutalis Kenrick, 1917
  • Ethiobotys elutalis Maes, 1997

Anania elutalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Madagascar.[1]

Head, antennae and palpi of this species are dark brown, the tarsi ringed with dark brown; the thorax and patagia geenish grey, the abdomen pale brown. The forewings are geenish grey, with a darker, curved antemedian line, a sinnous median line and a postmedian angulated line. Hindwings are pale brown without markings. The wingspan of this species is 32 mm.[2]

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