Schinia saturata

Schinia saturata
female
male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species: S. saturata
Binomial name
Schinia saturata
Grote, 1874

The Brown Flower Moth (Schinia saturata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found 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.


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