Anomis fulvida

Anomis fulvida is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in Australia, African countries like Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, and Asian countries like Sri Lanka.[2]

Anomis fulvida
In Kanjirappally, Kerala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Scoliopteryginae
Genus: Anomis
Species:
A. fulvida
Binomial name
Anomis fulvida
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Anomis albipuncta Snellen, 1880
  • Anomis cuprina Walker, 1865
  • Anomis guttanivis (Walker, 1858)
  • Gonitis inducens (Walker, 1857)
  • Euperia nagaloa (Mabille & Vuillot, 1890)

Biology

Caterpillars are known to feed on Abutilon, Alcea rosea, Bombax, Gossypium, Hibiscus, Citrus, Sida and Urena lobata.[3] It is a major pest of cotton in Australia.[4]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are found including the nominate subspecies.[5]

  • Anomis fulvida fulvida Guenée, 1852
  • Anomis fulvida griseolineata Warren, 1913
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References
  1. "Species Details: Maguda palpalis Walker, 1865". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "Anomis fulvida Guenèe, 1852". African Moths. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. "The lesser cotton leafworm, Anomis impasta (Guenée) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), in cotton". ResearchGate. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Anomis fulvida griseolineata Warren, 1913". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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