Biology:Schinia trifascia
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Short description: Species of moth
| Schinia trifascia | |
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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. trifascia
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| Binomial name | |
| Schinia trifascia Hübner, 1818
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Schinia trifascia, the three-lined flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is found in North America from Ontario and Massachusetts south to Florida and west to Arizona, Colorado and Wyoming. It has also been reported from Louisiana.
The wingspan is 20–31 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Brickellia, Eupatorium and Liatris.
External links
- "932096.00 – 11149 – Schinia trifascia – Three-lined Flower Moth – Hübner, 1818". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=11149. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- Lotts, Kelly; Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Three-lined Flower Moth Schinia trifascia Hübner, 1818". https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Schinia-trifascia. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- Brou, Vernon Antoine Jr. (2003). "Schinia trifascia in Louisiana". Southern Lepidopterists' News.
- Bartlett, Troy (September 2, 2017). "Species Schinia trifascia - Three-lined Flower Moth - Hodges#11149". http://bugguide.net/node/view/428. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- 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 ☰ Q7431461 entry
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