Schinia regina, the reginia primrose moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern and western Texas, north to the panhandle, north-western Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and west to southern New Mexico and eastern Colorado.
Schinia regina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Schinia |
Species: | S. regina
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Binomial name | |
Schinia regina Pogue & Harp, 2003
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The wingspan is 26–30 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September.
The larvae feed on Palafoxia sphacelata.
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