Taxonomic Information
Anania Hübner, [1823] species known from India (based on Singh et al 2022).
Anania verbascalis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Pyralis). India: West Bengal, Uttarakhand, S. India ; Nepal.
Anania profusalis (Warren, 1896) (Opsibotys). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills).
Anania pulverulenta (Warren, 1892: 393) (Ebulea). India: Himachal Pradesh (TL: Dharmsala).
Note: Anania verbascalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) shows significant individual variation with the post-medial line is smoothly curve in some individuals, while it is angled and sinuous in others. Moreover, the postmedial line to inner margin is straight in some individuals, but sinuous in others. The individual from Dehradun (Media pps073) represents the latter and is provisionally identified as Anania verbascalis.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Anania verbascalis - Golden Pearl
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| Total | 1 | 1 |
- Pyralis verbascalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775. Wien. Verz.: 121
- Hampson, FBI, Vol. 4, pg. 423 as Pionea verbascalis. Lists Botys plumbocilialis and Pyralis arcualis as synonyms.
- Botys plumbocilialis Snellen, 1890. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1890: 576. TL: Darjeeling. Text at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50993#page/612/mode/1up
- MON Part 4, Pl. 124/28. MON Part 5, pg. 101.
- https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/anania-verbascalis/adult-2/
- https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Anania_Verbascalis
- https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=197926
- https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/collections-online#/item/oum-catalogue-391816 as Ebulea verbascalis.
Note: Previously misidentified as Omiodes contubernalis (Moore, 1888). Corrected by SS on 4 Jan 2024.
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Anania verbascalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – Golden Pearl. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, R.P. Singh, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 3.74. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://moths.ncbs.res.in/Anania-verbascalis, accessed 2024/05/09.