Schinia nundina

Schinia nundina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Schinia
Species:	S. nundina
Binomial name
Schinia nundina Drury, [1773]

Schinia nundina, the goldenrod flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in North America from Minnesota to southern Ontario and Nova Scotia, south to central Florida and southern Texas. Records include Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, New York, Maryland, Oklahoma and South Carolina.

There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Aster and Solidago.

References

• Lotts, Kelly; Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Goldenrod Flower Moth Schinia nundina (Drury, 1773)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved March 23, 2020. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Murray, Tom (April 5, 2014). "Species Schinia nundina - Goldenrod Flower Moth - Hodges#11177". BugGuide. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
• "Schinia nundina". Moths of Maryland. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
• Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling; Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)