Anania elutalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917 and is found on Madagascar.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Anania |
| Species: | A. elutalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Anania elutalis (Kenrick, 1917)
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The head, antennae and palpi of this species are dark brown, the tarsi ringed with dark brown, the thorax and patagia greenish grey, the abdomen pale brown. The forewings are greenish grey, with a darker, curved antemedian line, a sinuous median line and a postmedian angulated line. The hindwings are pale brown without markings. The wingspan of this species is 32 mm.[2]
References
edit- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Anania elutalis (Kenrick, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ Kenrick, Geo. H. (1917). "New or little-known Heterocera from Madagascar". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London: 100 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.