Azenia obtusa

Azenia obtusa, the obtuse yellow moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854.[1][2][3] It is found in North America from southern Ontario and New York to Florida and west to Texas and Missouri.

Azenia obtusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Azenia
Species:
A. obtusa
Binomial name
Azenia obtusa
Synonyms
  • Stiriodes obtusa Herrich-Schõffer, 1854
  • Metoponia obtusa

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.[4]

The larvae feed on Ambrosia trifida.

References
  1. "931724.00 – 9725 – Azenia obtusa – Obtuse Yellow Moth – (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Azenia obtusa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku (July 29, 2019). "Azenia obtusa (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  4. McLeod, Robin (May 21, 2014). "Species Azenia obtusa - Obtuse Yellow - Hodges#9725". BugGuide. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
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