Anomis figlina

Anomis figlina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
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 Noctuidae 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]

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. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Insect Fauna of Shendurny Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala". Research Gate. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "ウスイロアカキリバ Anomis figlina Butler, 1889". Digital Moths of Japan. 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.


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