Schinia luxa

Schinia luxa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, including Arizona, California, Texas, New Mexico and north-western Mexico. It is typically white to light gray, sometimes (but not always) with dark grey spots.

Schinia luxa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. luxa
Binomial name
Schinia luxa
(Grote, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Bessula luxa Grote, 1881

The wingspan is 26–31 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Mentzelia species.


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