Anomis involuta

Anomis involuta, the jute looper or hibiscus cutworm, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It has a wide distribution, including the Cook Islands, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the Society Islands and Australia (including Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales and Norfolk Island). It is also known from Kenya and Somalia.[2]

Anomis involuta
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Scoliopteryginae
Genus: Anomis
Species:
A. involuta
Binomial name
Anomis involuta
(Walker, [1858])[1]
Synonyms
  • Gonitis involuta Walker, [1858]
  • Gonitis basalis Walker, [1858]
  • Tiridata colligata Walker, 1865
  • Gonitis vitiensis Butler, 1886
  • Cosmophila dona Swinhoe, 1919
  • Anomis brima Swinhoe, 1920

The wingspan is about 40 mm.[3]

References
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  1. Anomis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. AfroMoths
  3. Australian Insects


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