Order Butterflies and moths | Rank Species | |
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Similar Lamoria, Butterflies and moths, Hypotia, Aphomia zelleri, Bostra obsoletalis | ||
Lamoria anella is a species of snout moth. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, Denmark, the Baltic region and Slovenia), the Canary Islands, as well as North Africa (including Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt), South Africa, India, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates.
Description
The wingspan is 18–28 mm in male and 30–40 mm in female. Head, thorax, and abdomen greyish brown. Fore wings grey brown, often entirely suffused with red or fuscous. There is an indistinct highly dentate antemedial line. A more or less developed speck in cell and discocellular spot. A highly dentate postmedial line sharply angled on vein 4 and often reduced to streaks on the veins. A marginal specks series present. Hind wings pale semi-hyaline, suffused with fuscous towards margin.