Anomis combinans

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.

Anomis combinans
Scientific classification
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 revocans Walker, [1858] Gonitis combinans Walker, [1858] Gonitis revocans Walker, 1858 Anomis busana C. Swinhoe, 1920

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]