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Eublemma anachoresis

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Eublemma anachoresis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Eublemma
Species:
E. anachoresis
Binomial name
Eublemma anachoresis
(Wallengren, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Xanthoptera anachoresis Wallengren, 1863
  • Thalpochares accedens Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Eublemma accedens
  • Thalpochares divisa Moore, 1881
  • Thalpochares leonata Butler, 1886
  • Porphyrinia derufata Warren, 1913

The Banner, (Eublemma anachoresis), is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in the Indomalaya ecozone, Australia and the southern part of Africa. Records include Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, the Society Islands, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand and northern New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.[1]

Dorsal view
Ventral view

Description

The wingspan is about 22–24 mm. Head, thorax and abdomen pale bright yellow, with slightly pinkish tinge in thorax. Fore wings with yellow basal half, bounded by a slightly oblique white and black line, beyond which the area is bright pinkish with a slight copper tinge. There is an indistinct slightly sinous sub-marginal line. Hind wings are yellowish. African forms has a pure white sub-marginal line in fore wings.[2]

The larvae feed on Oryza sativa, Waltheria americana, and Waltheria indica.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Eublemma anachoresis (Wallengren, 1863)". Australian Insects. Retrieved August 25, 2008.
  2. ^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Eublemma anachoresis (Wallengren, 1863)". African Moths. Retrieved 7 August 2016.