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Small Magpie

Anania hortulata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Anania
Species: A. hortulata
Binomial name
Anania hortulata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Geometra) hortulata Linnaeus, 1758
  • Eurrhypara hortulata
  • Phalaena flavicauda Retzius, 1783
  • Phalaena hortulana Fourcroy, 1785
  • Phalaena urticata Linnaeus, 1761
  • Eurrhypara urticata ab. dissoluta Skala, 1928
  • Eurrhypara urticata ab. minor Dufrane, 1957
  • Eurrhypara urticata f. crassipunctata Dufrane, 1957
  • Pyralis urticalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

Anania hortulata, the small magpie, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and North America.

The wingspan is 24–28 millimetres (0.94–1.10 in) and the moth flies from June to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Stachys, mint and nettle.


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