Anomis flava

      Anomis flava
      Scientific classification
      Kingdom: Animalia
      Phylum: Arthropoda
      Class: Insecta
      Order: Lepidoptera
      Family: Noctuidae
      Genus: Anomis
      Species: A. flava
      Binomial name
      Anomis flava
      Fabricius, 1775
      Synonyms
      • Noctua flava
      • Noctua sigmatizans
      • Cosmophila xanthindyma
      • Cosmophila indica
      • Cirroedia variolosa
      • Cirroedia edentata
      • Cosmophila aurantiaca

      The Cotton Looper, Tropical Anomis or White-pupiled Scallop Moth (Anomis flava) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in large parts of the world, including China, Hawaii, São Tomé and Principe, the Society Islands, Thailand 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.

      Subspecies

      • Anomis flava flava
      • Anomis flava fimbriago (Stephens, 1829)
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      Last modified on 11 March 2013, at 04:48