Anomis erosa
Anomis erosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Anomis |
Species: | A. erosa |
Binomial name | |
Anomis erosa Hübner, 1821 | |
Anomis erosa, the yellow scallop moth or abutilon moth, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in south-eastern North America. It is mostly a southern species, but migrants reach Manitoba, Quebec and Maine.
The wingspan is about 27 mm.[1]
The larvae feed on cotton, Hibiscus or rose of sharon, hollyhock, marsh mallow, okra, rose-mallow, velvet leaf and other Malvaceae species.
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