Anomis planalis

Anomis planalis
Female, dorsal view
Male, dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Subfamily:Scoliopteryginae
Genus:Anomis
Species: A. planalis
Binomial name
Anomis planalis
(Swinhoe, 1902)[1]
Synonyms
  • Molopa planalis Swinhoe, 1902
  • Churia thermodes Lower, 1903
  • Antarchaea chionosticta Atherton, 1932
  • Antarchaea chionosticha Turner, 1932
  • Anomis microphrica Turner, 1933

Anomis planalis, the common cotton looper, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in northern Australia.[2]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adult forewing span c. 40 mm for females and 45 mm for males. The forewings are light yellow-brown with weak watermark patterns running longitudinally across the wings. The hindwings are plain light yellow-brown.

Larvae are a pest of various Malvaceae species, including Hibiscus cannabinus and Gossypium hirsutum, as well as okra, Abutilon species and tomato.

References

  1. ↑ Anomis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ common cotton looper at PaDil


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