Jute Looper

Anomis involuta

"Anomis involuta", the jute looper or hibiscus cutworm, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It has a wide distribution, including the Cook Islands, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the Society Islands and Australia. It is also known from Kenya and Somalia.
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Appearance

The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are brown with a variable pale pattern and a central white spot on each forewing.

Food

The larvae are considered a pest on "Corchorus" species, but have also been recorded feeding on "Hibiscus tiliaceus" and "Commersonia bartramia". They are green with black spots and a pale brown head. Full-grown larvae are bout 30 mm long. Pupation takes place in a cocoon between the leaves of the host plant.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusAnomis
SpeciesA. involuta
Photographed in
French Polynesia