Schinia sexata

Schinia sexata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it is known only from southern Manitoba, Canada.[1]

Schinia sexata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. sexata
Binomial name
Schinia sexata
Smith, 1906

It was formerly considered a subspecies of Schinia villosa.

The larvae feed exclusively on Erigeron glabellus.

References

  1. Hardwick, D. F. (1996). A monograph to the North American Heliothentinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada.


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