Biology:Schinia fulleri

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Short description: Species of moth

Schinia fulleri
Schinia fulleri.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. fulleri
Binomial name
Schinia fulleri
McElvare, 1961

Schinia fulleri, or Fuller's flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Rowland Robbins McElvare in 1961. It is endemic to central Florida in the United States.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Balduina angustifolia.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7431384 entry