''Anomis flava'', the cotton looper, tropical anomis or white-pupiled scallop moth, is a
moth of the family
Erebidae
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. The species was
first described by
Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in large parts of the world, including
China
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,
Hawaii,
São Tomé and Príncipe
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, the
Society Islands,
Thailand,
New Zealand,
and
Australia
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(
New South Wales,
Norfolk Island
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,
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
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'' and ''
Legnephora moorei
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'' and ''
Gossypium hirsutum''.
Subspecies
*''Anomis flava flava''
*''Anomis flava fimbriago''
(Stephens, 1829)
Gallery
Image:Anomis flava female dorsal.jpg, Female dorsal view
Image:Anomis flava female ventral.jpg, Female ventral view
Image:Anomis flava male dorsal.jpg, Male dorsal view
Image:Anomis flava male ventral.jpg, Male ventral view
File:Catocalinae-Anomis flava flava-15mm-03.jpg, Live
References
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External links
*
Catocalinae
Moths of Asia
Moths of Oceania
Moths of Africa
Moths of North America
Moths of New Zealand
Moths described in 1775
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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