Schinia rufipenna is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Only a few populations are known, mainly in Florida, but there is also one record for Louisiana.
Schinia rufipenna | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Schinia |
Species: | S. rufipenna
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Binomial name | |
Schinia rufipenna Hardwick, 1983
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Adults are on wing in November.
The larvae feed on the flowers and developing seeds of Pityopsis graminifolia.
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