species 2,164 observations

Obtuse Yellow

Azenia obtusa

Field notes

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. It is found in North America from southern Ontario and New York to Florida and west to Texas and Missouri.

The wingspan is 18–25 mm. They are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Ambrosia trifida.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided