Anomis flava | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Scoliopteryginae |
Genus: | Anomis |
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A. flava
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Binomial name | |
Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775 | |
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Anomis flava, the cotton looper, tropical anomisorwhite-pupiled scallop moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first describedbyJohan 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.
The wingspan is about 28 mm.
The larvae feed on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Hibiscus cannabinus and Legnephora moorei and Gossypium hirsutum.
Anomis flava |
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Noctua flava |
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