Anomis_erosa

<i>Anomis erosa</i>

Anomis erosa

Species of moth

Anomis erosa, the yellow scallop moth or abutilon moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1821. It is found in south-eastern North America. It is mostly a southern species, but migrants reach Manitoba, Quebec and Maine.

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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.

References

  1. [1]
    "930602.00 – 8545 – Anomis erosa – Yellow Scallop Moth – Hübner, 1821". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  • Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
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