Anomis combinans

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Anomis combinans
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Scoliopteryginae
Genus: Anomis
Species:
A. combinans
Binomial name
Anomis combinans
(Walker, [1858])
Synonyms [1]
  • Rusicada revocansWalker, [1858]
  • Gonitis combinansWalker, [1858]
  • Gonitis revocansWalker, 1858
  • Anomis busanaC. Swinhoe, 1920

Anomis combinans, the yellow-banded semi-looper moth, [2] is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. [3] It is found in Australia, [2] Sri Lanka, [4] Borneo, New Guinea, Malaysia and Timor.

Description

Its wingspan is about 4 cm. Forewings are dark orange. A faint brown line and a dark mark are found in the middle of each forewing. Costa slightly curved and resemble a hooked tip. Margin doubly recurved. Full-grown caterpillar is about 4 cm long. It is greyish with yellow spots in rows along each side which is edged with black. A white dorsal line also edged in black. Pupation occur in a curled leaf. Caterpillars are known to feed on Hibiscus tiliaceus , Hibiscus heterophyllus and Waltheria americana species. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Anomis combinans (Walker, [1858])". Insecta.pro. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Yellow Banded Semi-looper Moth - Anomis combinans". Brisbane Insects. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Species Details: Anomis combinans Walker, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  5. ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (12 April 2016). "Anomis combinans (Walker, [1858])". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Insect Pests - Anomis combinans". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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