Azenia obtusa
Azenia obtusa (obtuse yellow moth) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern Ontario and New York to Florida and west to Texas and Missouri.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Azenia |
| Species: | A. obtusa |
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| Azenia obtusa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1] | |
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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.
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