Azenia obtusa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Azenia |
Species: | A. obtusa |
Binomial name | |
Azenia obtusa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1] |
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The Obtuse Yellow Moth (Azenia obtusa) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Ontario and New York to Florida and west to Texas and Missouri.
The wingspan is 18-25 mm. Adults have light yellow forewings with three large violet-brown costal spots and usually two small ones. The hindwings are paler yellow with one to three slightly darker lines. They are on wing from June to August.[2]
The larvae feed on Ambrosia trifida.