Anania hortulata

Anania hortulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Anania
Species:	A. hortulata
Binomial name
	Anania hortulata; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	List Phalaena (Geometra) hortulata Linnaeus, 1758 ; Eurrhypara hortulata ; Phalaena flavicauda Retzius, 1783 ; Phalaena hortulana Fourcroy, 1785 ; Phalaena urticata Linnaeus, 1761 ; Eurrhypara urticata ab. dissoluta Skala, 1928 ; Eurrhypara urticata ab. minor Dufrane, 1957 ; Eurrhypara urticata f. crassipunctata Dufrane, 1957 ; Pyralis urticalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 ;

Anania hortulata, the small magpie, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe^[1] and North America.

The wingspan is 24–28 millimetres (0.94–1.10 in) and the moth flies from June to July depending on the location.^[2]

The larvae feed on Stachys, mint and nettle.^[3]

References

^ "Anania hortulata (Linnaeus, 1758)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
^ "Anania hortulata". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2008.
^ Sterling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micro moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife Publishing. p. 381.

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