Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Erebidae Scientific name Anomis erosa | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Scoliopteryginae Rank Species | |
Similar Anomis flava, Anomis, Anomis privata, Amyna axis, Anomis sabulifera | ||
Anomis erosa, the yellow scallop moth or abutilon moth, is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in south-eastern North America. It is mostly a southern species, but migrants reach Manitoba, Quebec and Maine.
The wingspan is about 27 mm.
The larvae feed on cotton, Hibiscus or rose of sharon, hollyhock, marsh mallow, okra, rose-mallow, velvet leaf and other Malvaceae species.
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