Biology:Schinia obscurata

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Short description: Species of moth

Schinia obscurata
Schinia obscurata.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. obscurata
Binomial name
Schinia obscurata
Strecker, 1898
Synonyms
  • Schinia tanena Strecker, 1898

Schinia obscurata, the obscure schinia moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Ontario and Quebec south into the United States , where it has been recorded from Illinois, New Jersey, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Kansas , Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas .

The larvae feed on Erigeron species.

Subspecies

  • Schinia obscurata obscurata
  • Schinia obscurata tanena Strecker, 1898

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7431422 entry