Schinia aurantiaca is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, including California and Arizona.
Schinia aurantiaca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Schinia |
Species: | S. aurantiaca
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Binomial name | |
Schinia aurantiaca (H. Edwards, 1881)
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Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is about 17 mm.
The larvae feed on Eriastrum sapphirinum and Gilia species.
Subspecies edit
- Schinia aurantiaca aurantiaca
- Schinia aurantiaca tenuimargo
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