Anomis flava
Anomis flava, the cotton looper, tropical anomis or white-pupiled scallop moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in large parts of the world, including China, Hawaii, São Tomé and Príncipe, the Society Islands, Thailand, New Zealand,[1] and Australia (New South Wales, Norfolk Island, Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia). Subspecies Anomis flava fimbriago is found in North America.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Scoliopteryginae |
| Genus: | Anomis |
| Species: | A. flava |
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| Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775 | |
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The wingspan is about 28 mm.
The larvae feed on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Hibiscus cannabinus and Legnephora moorei and Gossypium hirsutum.
Subspecies
- Anomis flava flava
- Anomis flava fimbriago (Stephens, 1829)
Gallery
Female dorsal view
Female ventral view
Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Live
References
- "Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775)". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
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- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (6 July 2019). "Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775) Cotton Looper". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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