Schinia luxa

Schinia luxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species: S. luxa
Binomial name
Schinia luxa
(Grote, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Bessula luxa Grote, 1881

Schinia luxa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, including Arizona, California, Texas, New Mexico and north-western Mexico. It is typically white to light gray, sometimes (but not always) with dark grey spots.

The wingspan is 26–31 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Mentzelia species.

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