Schinia septentrionalis

Schinia septentrionalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species: S. septentrionalis
Binomial name
Schinia septentrionalis
Walker, 1858

The Northern Flower Moth (Schinia septentrionalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Missouri to Quebec to South Carolina and Louisiana. Records include Colorado, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas.

Schinia septentrionalis male
Schinia septentrionalis female

The wingspan is about 25 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Aster sensu lato, including Ionactis linariifolia, Eurybia spectabilis and Symphyotrichum oolentangiense.


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