Biology:Schinia petulans

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Short description: Species of moth

Schinia petulans
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. petulans
Binomial name
Schinia petulans
H. Edwards, 1884

Schinia petulans, the impatient flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1884. It is found in the US states of Texas , Arkansas, Oklahoma and Florida.

There seem to be two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Chrysopsis subulata.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7431430 entry