Schinia unimacula
| Schinia unimacula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Schinia |
| Species: | S. unimacula |
| Binomial name | |
| Schinia unimacula Smith, 1891 | |
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The Rabbitbush Flower Moth (Schinia unimacula) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from central Arizona and New Mexico, north to Colorado, south-western Wyoming and Utah, west to Nevada and California, and north to Oregon, Idaho and Washington.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October.
The larvae feed on Ericameria species, including Ericameria nauseosa and Ericameria paniculata.
External links
- Images
- Bug Guide
- Revised status of Schinia unimacula Smith including morphological comparisons with Schinia obliqua Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae)
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