Schinia saturata, the brown flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found in the United States from south Texas to South Dakota, southeast Arizona and from Florida to South Carolina.
Schinia saturata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Schinia |
Species: | S. saturata
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Binomial name | |
Schinia saturata Grote, 1874
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The wingspan is about 25 mm. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Heterotheca subaxillaris and Pityopsis graminifolia.
External links
edit- "932135.00 – 11140 – Schinia saturata – Brown Flower Moth – (Grote, 1874)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- Heiman, Maury J. (April 5, 2014). "Species Schinia saturata - Brown Flower Moth - Hodges#11140". BugGuide. Retrieved March 23, 2020.