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]
Anomis figlina | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 | |
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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