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.

[1] 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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