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Anania perlucidalis

Synonyms: Botys commellalis; Eurrhypara perlucidalis; Phlyctaenia lunatralis; Phlyctaenia perlucidalis; Pyralis perlucidalis (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Anania perlucidalis, commonly known as the fenland pearl is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 21–23 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on Cirsium oleraceum and other Cirsium species.
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Prey / Diet

Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle)[1]
Cirsium oleraceum (Cabbage thistle)[2]
Cirsium palustre (Marsh Thistle)[1]
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle)[1]
Tanacetum bipinnatum bipinnatum (Tansy)[1]

Consumers

Pollinator of 
Cirsium palustre (Marsh Thistle)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Ecology of Commanster
♦ 2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0