Anania lancealis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae, described by the Austrian lepidopterists Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.

[3] Meyrick - Forewings whitish ochreous, mostly suffused with fuscous-grey; lines dark fuscous, first irregular, second serrate, curved, indented below middle, preceded by a clear blotch in disc and edged posteriorly by a clear line; small dark fuscous orbicular and discal marks, separated by a clear patch.

Larva green; dorsal line darker, broadly edged with grey-whitish or grey; spiracular whitish; head pale brownish, dark-speckled.

[4] See also Parsons et al. [5] These moths fly at dusk from May to mid-August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum),[3] but is also reported on ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), wood sage (Teucrium scorodonia), greater water-parsnip (Sium latifolium) and woundworts (Stachys species).