Biology:Schinia nubila
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Short description: Species of moth
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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. nubila
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| Binomial name | |
| Schinia nubila Strecker, 1876
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Schinia nubila, the camphorweed flower moth or brown flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Herman Strecker in 1876. It is found from the US states of Oklahoma to New Jersey, south to Florida and Texas . Its range is expanding in the northeast. Furthermore, recorded from Colorado, Kansas , Oklahoma, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina and Maryland.
The wingspan is 22–24 mm. There is one generation per year.
Larvae have been recorded on Heterotheca subaxillaris and Solidago species.
References
- "932117.00 – 11137 – Schinia nubila – Camphorweed Flower Moth – (Strecker, 1876)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=11137. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- Lotts, Kelly; Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Schinia nubila (Strecker, 1876)". https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Schinia-nubila. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- "Schinia nubila". Moths of Maryland. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- Frost, S. W. (March 1975). "Third Supplement to Insects Taken in Light Traps at the Archbold Biological Station, Highlands County, Florida". The Florida Entomologist. 58 (1): 35–42. doi:10.2307/3493866.
- Species report
- 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 ☰ Q7431419 entry
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