Anomis privata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Scoliopteryginae |
Genus: | Anomis |
Species: | A. privata
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Binomial name | |
Anomis privata (Walker, 1865)
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Anomis privata, the hibiscus-leaf caterpillar moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[2] It is found in China,[3] Taiwan and Japan, but has also been recorded from North America,[1] as most verified sightings [4] have been in the northeastern United States. It has been introduced to eastern North America from Japan.[5]