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Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775) – Cotton Looper
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Anomis flava – Cotton Looper
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775) – Cotton Looper: Abelmoschus crinitus, Abelmoschus esculentus, Alcea rosea,Bombax ceiba, Hibiscus cannabinus, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Sida rhombifolia (Malvaceae), Vigna mungo (Fabaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010).
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Similiar species:
Anomis erosa at http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=149955 [accessed 22 March 2022]
Anomis Hübner, [1821] known species from India.
Anomis combinans (Walker 1858). Sri Lanka.
Anomis discisigna (Hampson, 1894). India: Sikkim, NE Himalaya.
Anomis figlina Butler 1889. Sri Lanka; India: Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.
Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775). India: Himalaya.
Anomis fulvida Guenée 1852. Sri Lanka.
Anomis guttanivis (Walker, [1858]). Indian Subregion.
Anomis involuta (Walker, [1858]). Nepal; India.
Anomis mesogona (Walker 1858). Sri Lanka; India.
Anomis nigritarsis (Walker 1858). Sri Lanka; India.
Anomis sabulifera (Guenée 1852). Sri Lanka; India. African species ?
Anomis trilineata (Moore, 1883). India: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
References:
- http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/EREBIDAE/SCOLIOPTERYGINAE/anomis%20flava.htm [accessed 14 Sep 2016]
- http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/213715-Anomis-flava [accessed 14 Sep 2016]
- http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=92702 [accessed 14 Sep 2016]
- Sivasankaran et al, 2012. Indian Noctuidae checklist 2012
- http://www.jpmoth.org/~dmoth/80_Noctuidae/08Calpinae/4259%20Anomis%20flava/Anomis%20flava.htm [accessed 14 Sep 2016]
- Wikipedia contributors. Anomis flava [Internet]. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia; 2016 May 25, 23:03 UTC [cited 2016 Sep 14]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anomis_flava&oldid=722092320.
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775) – Cotton Looper. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355787/Anomis-flava
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