Schinia sordida

Schinia sordida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species: S. sordida
Binomial name
Schinia sordida
Smith, 1883
Synonyms
  • Schinia approximata Strecker, 1898
  • Schinia ar Strecker, 1898
  • Schinia labe Strecker, 1898

The Sordid Flower Moth or Dingy Schinia (Schinia sordida) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from North Carolina to central Florida west to Kansas and Texas. It has also been recorded from Alabama.

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Pityopsis pinifolia and Haplopappus divaricatus.


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