Anomis erosa

Anomis erosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Subfamily:Scoliopteryginae
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 family Erebidae. 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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