Anomis vulpicolor

Anomis vulpicolor is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.

Anomis vulpicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Scoliopteryginae
Genus: Anomis
Species:
A. vulpicolor
Binomial name
Anomis vulpicolor
(Meyrick, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Gonitis vulpicolor
  • Cosmophila vulpicolor Meyrick, 1928

The larvae feed on Osteomeles anthyllidifolia. The caterpillar has four pairs of abdominal prolegs.

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


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