Thoreau's flower moth (Schinia thoreaui) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, including Maryland, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Ontario and Saskatchewan.

Schinia thoreaui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. thoreaui
Binomial name
Schinia thoreaui
Grote & Robinson, 1870

The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Ambrosia species.

edit