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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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)
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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.
References edit
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- ^ "931724.00 – 9725 – Azenia obtusa – Obtuse Yellow Moth – (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Savela, Markku (July 29, 2019). "Azenia obtusa (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ McLeod, Robin (May 21, 2014). "Species Azenia obtusa - Obtuse Yellow - Hodges#9725". BugGuide. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
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