Schinia florida

Schinia florida, the primrose moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae described by Achille Guenée in 1852. Its range includes most of temperate North America aside from the west coast.[1][2]

On ground

Mounted

Primrose moth
On evening-primrose
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Schinia
Species:	S. florida
Binomial name
Schinia florida (Guenée, 1852)

Adults have a pink head and pale yellow to creamy white thorax and abdomen.[2] The forewings are pink with pale yellow markings.[2] The hindwings are creamy white.[2] The wingspan is about 30 mm.[2]

Eggs are laid on the flower buds of evening-primroses (Oenothera spp.), which are the larval host plants.[2] Eggs hatch 4-5 days after being laid.[2] Larvae go through five instars before burrowing into the ground to pupate and overwinter.[2]

There is one generation per year, with the adult flight period timed to coincide with the bud development of its larval host plants.[2] Adults are nocturnal, and often rest in the flowers of evening-primroses during the day.[2]