Schinia nuchalis
Appearance
Schinia nuchalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Schinia |
Species: | S. nuchalis
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Binomial name | |
Schinia nuchalis Grote, 1878
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Synonyms | |
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Schinia nuchalis, the spotted sage moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
Described
[edit]The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878.
Distribution
[edit]It is found from the Great Plains and Great Basin, from southern Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia south to northern Arizona.
The Eurasian Schinia scutosa is no longer considered a synonym of Schinia nuchalis.
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 31–32 mm. Adults are on wing in July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Artemisia dracunculus, Artemisia campestris and possibly other sages.
External links
[edit]- Schmidt, B. C. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Schinia nuchalis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- "932061.00 – 11082 – Protoschinia nuchalis – (Grote, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- "Protoschinia nuchalis (Grote 1878)". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 12, 2020.