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Schinia florida

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

Schinia florida, the primrose moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America, from Alberta to Nova Scotia south in east to northern Florida and Texas.

On ground
Mounted

The wingspan is about 22 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on plants of the genus Oenothera (evening-primrose).

  • Bartlett, Troy (October 31, 2016). "Species Schinia florida - Primrose Moth - Hodges#11164". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
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