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Anomis noctivolans

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Anomis noctivolans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Scoliopteryginae
Genus: Anomis
Species:
A. noctivolans
Binomial name
Anomis noctivolans
(Butler, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Toxocampa noctivolans Butler, 1880
  • Cosmophila noctivolans

Anomis noctivolans is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Maui.

The larvae feed on Hibiscus and Sida species.

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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7336.