Azenia obtusa
Species of moth
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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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Azenia |
| Species: | A. obtusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Azenia obtusa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) | |
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The wingspan is 18–25 mm. They are on wing from June to August.[4]
The larvae feed on Ambrosia trifida.
