Anomis Vulpicolor
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''Anomis vulpicolor'' is a moth of the family
Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu,
Molokai Molokai , or Molokai (), is the fifth most populated of the eight major islands that make up the Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Islands archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is 38 by 10 miles (61 by 16 km) at its greatest length an ...
and Hawaii. The larvae have been found to feed on '' Osteomeles anthyllidifolia''. The caterpillar is characterised by four pairs of abdominal prolegs. The species is considered likely extinct, with the last sighting occurring before 1960.


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Catocalinae Endemic moths of Hawaii Moths described in 1928 {{Catocalinae-stub