Biology:Schinia sordida

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Short description: Species of moth

Schinia sordida
Schinia sordida.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. sordida
Binomial name
Schinia sordida
Smith, 1883
Synonyms
  • Schinia approximata Strecker, 1898
  • Schinia ar Strecker, 1898
  • Schinia labe Strecker, 1898

Schinia sordida, the sordid flower moth or dingy schinia, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by John B. Smith in 1883. It is found in the United States from North Carolina to central Florida west to Kansas and Texas . It has also been recorded from Alabama.

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Pityopsis pinifolia and Haplopappus divaricatus.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7431453 entry