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Genus Anomis

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Owlet? - Anomis editrix Anomis sp. - Anomis Okra Leafworm Moth - Anomis illita CaterpillarGreenTBID12302014 - Anomis editrix Anomis erosa Okra Leafworm Moth - Anomis illita Unknown Moth - Anomis editrix Mystery Crambid - Anomis illita
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Scoliopteryginae
Tribe Anomini
Genus Anomis

Other Common Names

A. flava larva called Cotton Looper
A. flava adult called Yellow Scallop Moth by Ohio State U. but called Tropical Anomis by Ontario Min. Natural Resources (OMNR)
A. erosa adult called Yellow Scallop Moth by OMNR

Numbers

Nine Anomis species are found in America north of Mexico.(1)
2 species in eastern Canada: erosa, flava (CBIF)
1 species in western Canada: erosa (CBIF)

Remarks

Dalton State College cautions that A. erosa cannot be positively distinguished from A. flava without dissecting the genitalia.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - pinned Anomis adults and related species for comparison.

Works Cited

1.Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 4 January, 2005 - 8:32pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 24 September, 2020 - 5:43pm

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