Biology:Schinia saturata

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Short description: Species of moth

Schinia saturata
Schinia saturata female.JPG
Female
Schinia saturata male1.JPG
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. saturata
Binomial name
Schinia saturata
Grote, 1874

Schinia saturata, the brown flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found in the United States from south Texas to South Dakota, southeast Arizona and from Florida to South Carolina.

Illustration

The wingspan is about 25 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Heterotheca subaxillaris and Pityopsis graminifolia.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7431443 entry