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

Anomis flava, the cotton looper, tropical anomis or white-pupiled scallop moth, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in large parts of the world, including China, Hawaii, São Tomé and Príncipe, 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.

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