Anomis figlina

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Anomis figlina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Scoliopteryginae
Genus: Anomis
Species:
A. figlina
Binomial name
Anomis figlina
Butler, 1889

Anomis figlina is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1889. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] India, [3] Australia and Japan. [4]

Its wingspan is about 4 cm. The forewings are rusty brown with a purplish sheen. A black-outlined dark area is found near the middle of the wing. Several dark zigzag transverse lines also found on the forewings. The hindwings pale grey brown. [5] Caterpillars are known to feed on many Greiwa species such as Grewia paniculata and Grewia tiliaefolia . [6]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Anomis figlina Butler, 1889". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. "Insect Fauna of Shendurny Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala" . Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. "ウスイロアカキリバ Anomis figlina Butler, 1889". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑[An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (13 March 2017). "Anomis figlina Butler, 1889". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  6. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.