Schinia mortua is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of the western half of North America.
Schinia mortua | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Schinia |
Species: | S. mortua
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Binomial name | |
Schinia mortua Grote, 1865
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The wingspan is 23–27 mm.
The larvae feed on Grindelia and Haplopappus.
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