Anomis flava (Fabricius, 1775)

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FAMILY Erebidae
SUBFAMILY Scoliopteryginae
GENUS Anomis
SPECIES flava
AUTHOR(Fabricius, 1775)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONN.[octua] flava
TYPE LOCALITYHabitat in India orientali.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Not stated.
STATUS Species
PUBLICATION Fabricius, J. C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. - — :1–832.
PAGINATION 601 Bhl

Species pictures

Synonyms

NAME AUTHOR STATUS
aurantiaca Prittwitz, 1867 Synonym of species
edentata (Walker, 1857) Synonym of species
fimbriago (Stephens, 1829) Synonym of species
indica (Guenée, 1852) Synonym of species
serrata Barnes & McDunnough, 1913 Synonym of species
stigmatizans (Fabricius, 1775) Synonym of species
variolosa (Walker, 1857) Synonym of species
xanthindyma (Boisduval, 1833) Synonym of species

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Cape Verde   Hacker, H. H., Schreier, H.-P. & Aistleitner, E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). - Esperiana Memoir 5:7–96. 28
Comoros   Guillermet, C. 2005d. Les Hétérocères ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 1. Famille des Noctuidae Quadrifides. - — :1–532, pls. 1–13. 321
Democratic Republic of Congo   Walker, F. 1858b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XIII.– Noctuidae. - — 13 (1857):i–iv, 983–1236. 987 (as indica)
Democratic Republic of Congo Orientale Fletcher, D. S. 1963a. Exploration du Parc National Albert (deuxième série). 1. Geometridae; 2. Noctuidae. - — 15(1):1–70, 14 pls.; 2: 71–155, 14 pls.. 112
Eritrea   Berio, E. 1939a. Contributi alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea I. Lista delle specie con descrizioni delle nuove entità raccolte negli anni 1934 al 1937 dal sig. Francesco Vaccaro. - Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana 17:47–62, pls. 1–2. 57
Ethiopia   Berio, E. 1944. Missione biologica Sagan-Omo diretta dal Prof. E. Zavattari. Lepidoptera Agaristidae e Noctuidae. - Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana 23:74–79. 78
Kenya   Gardner, J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. - — :1–47. 35
La Réunion   Boisduval, J. B. A. 1833. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. - — :1–122, pls. 1–16. 94 (as xanthyndima)
Madagascar   Butler, A. G. 1884b. On a collection of Lepidoptera made by Major J. W. Yerbury at or near Aden. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1884:478–503, pl. 46. 497 (as xanthindyma)
Mauritius Rodrigues Butler, A. G. 1879e. Lepidoptera. – In: An account of the petrological, botanical and zoological collections made in Kerguelen's Land and Rodriguez during the Transit of Venus Expedition carried out by Order of Her Majesty's Government in the years 1874–75. - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 168:541–544. 541 (as xanthindyma)
Mauritius   Boisduval, J. B. A. 1833. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. - — :1–122, pls. 1–16. 94 (as xanthindyma)
Oman   Hacker, H. H., Schreier, H.-P. & Aistleitner, E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). - Esperiana Memoir 5:7–96. 28
Saint Helena Ascension McLachlan, R. 1878. Destructive insects in the island of Ascension. - Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 15:79–80. 80 (as xanthindyma)
Saint Helena Saint-Helena Wollaston, T. V. 1879. Notes on the Lepidoptera of St. Helena, with descriptions of new species. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5)3:(15) 219–233, (17) 329–343, (18) 415–441. 229 (as indica)
Saudi Arabia   Wiltshire, E. P. 1985a. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera: Fam. Noctuidae (Part 4). – In: Büttiker, . (ed.), Fauna of Saudi Arabia 6. - — 6 (1984):388–412. 408
Seychelles Mahé de Joannis, J. 1894. Mission scientifique de Ch. Alluaud des îles Seychelles. - Annales de la Société entomologique de France 63:425–438. 433
Seychelles Silhouette Legrand, H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. - Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (A)37 (1965):1–210, pls. 1–16. 151
Sierra Leone   Walker, F. 1858b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XIII.– Noctuidae. - — 13 (1857):i–iv, 983–1236. 987 (as indica)
Somalia   Hampson, G. F. 1916a. In Poulton, E. B. On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1916(1):91–182, pls. 1–2. 135
South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Butler, A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)16(96):394–420. 404 (as indica)
South Africa Mpumalanga   New record (T. Baron)
Tanzania   Berio, E. 1956d. Eteroceri raccolti dal Dr. Carlo Prola durante la spedizione alle isole dell'Africa orientale con descrizione di specie nuove (Lepidoptera). - Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana 86(5–6):82–87. 86
Yemen   Butler, A. G. 1884b. On a collection of Lepidoptera made by Major J. W. Yerbury at or near Aden. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1884:478–503, pl. 46. 497 (as xanthindyma)
Yemen Socotra Hacker, H. H. & Saldaitis, A. 2010. Noctuidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen) with notes on the fauna of the southern Arabian Peninsula (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). - Esperiana Memoir 5:172–241. 198

Notes:  Australasian: Australia, Christmas Island, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Maldives, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga; Nearctic: U.S.A.; Neotropical: Ecuador (Easter Island); Oriental: India, Pakistan, Philippines; Palaearctic: China, Japan, Spain (Canary Islands).

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Malvaceae Gossypium sp.   Gardner, J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. - — :1–47. 35
Malvaceae Hibiscus sp.   Hacker, H. H., Schreier, H.-P. & Aistleitner, E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). - Esperiana Memoir 5:7–96. 28
Malvaceae Hibiscus liliiflorus Seychelles Legrand, H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. - Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (A)37 (1965):1–210, pls. 1–16. 151
Malvaceae Bombax malabaricum Kenya Gardner, J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. - — :1–47. 35
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea sp.   Robinson, G. S. & Kirke, C. M. S. 1990. Lepidoptera of Ascension Island – a review. - Journal of Natural History 24(1):119–135. 126
Solanaceae Lycopersicon sp.   Robinson, G. S. & Kirke, C. M. S. 1990. Lepidoptera of Ascension Island – a review. - Journal of Natural History 24(1):119–135. 126
Malvaceae Sida sp.   Robinson, G. S. & Kirke, C. M. S. 1990. Lepidoptera of Ascension Island – a review. - Journal of Natural History 24(1):119–135. 126
Fabaceae Vigna sp.   Robinson, G. S. & Kirke, C. M. S. 1990. Lepidoptera of Ascension Island – a review. - Journal of Natural History 24(1):119–135. 126

*   Malvaceae (Guillermet 2005d: 321).