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Anomis hawaiiensis

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Anomis hawaiiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Scoliopteryginae
Genus: Anomis
Species:
A. hawaiiensis
Binomial name
Anomis hawaiiensis
(Butler, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Gonitis hawaiiensis Butler, 1882

Anomis hawaiiensis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu and Hawaii.

The larvae feed on Hibiscus species (including Hibiscus tiliaceus) and Hibiscadelphus species. The caterpillar is a green, or sometimes reddish, semi-looper.

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