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Schinia obscurata

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Schinia obscurata
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S. obscurata
Binomial name
Schinia obscurata
Strecker, 1898
Synonyms
  • Schinia tanena Strecker, 1898

Schinia obscurata, the obscure schinia moth, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Ontario and Quebec south into the United States, where it has been recorded from Illinois, New Jersey, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas.

The larvae feed on Erigeron species.

Subspecies

  • Schinia obscurata obscurata
  • Schinia obscurata tanena Strecker, 1898