Anania funebris

Anania funebris, the white-spotted sable, is a species of diurnal dayflying moth of the family Crambidae.

[1][2][3] It is wide-spread in Europe, northern Asia, and North America.

[5] See also Parsons et al. [6] The adults have a tendency to quickly hide behind leaves.

[7] The moth flies during the day[8] from late April to August,[9] June and July being the most active in their flight season.

It occasionally feeds on dyer's greenweed (Genista tinctoria).

Figs 4, 4a, 4b larvae after final moult 4c enlargement of two segments 4 under a lowermost leaf of Solidago virgaurea .