Biology:Schinia gracilenta
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Short description: Species of moth
| Schinia gracilenta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Schinia |
| Species: | S. gracilenta
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| Binomial name | |
| Schinia gracilenta Hübner, 1818
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Schinia gracilenta, the slender flower moth or iva flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1] It is found from the US states of New York to Florida and Nebraska to Arizona. The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut.[2]
The wingspan is about 28 mm. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the Iva genus, and possibly Brickellia eupatorioides.[3]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku (July 29, 2019). "Schinia gracilenta Hübner, 1818". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/heliothinae/schinia/#gracilenta. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ↑ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ↑ McLeod, Robin (April 5, 2014). "Species Schinia gracilenta - Slender Flower Moth - Hodges#11147". https://bugguide.net/node/view/145028. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- "932092.00 – 11147 – Schinia gracilenta – Slender Flower Moth – Hübner, 1818". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=11147. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- Brou, Vernon Antoine Jr. (2007). "Schinia gracilenta Hubner in Louisiana". Southern Lepidopterists' News. 29 (4).
- 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q15636757 entry
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