Biology:Schinia miniana

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Short description: Species of moth

Schinia miniana
Schinia miniana.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. miniana
Binomial name
Schinia miniana
(Grote, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Schinia pallicincta Smith, 1906

Schinia miniana, the desert-marigold moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in North America from California to western Texas , north to Colorado and Nevada, south into Mexico.

The wingspan is 19–24 mm.

The larvae feed on Baileya.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7431415 entry