Schinia lynx
| Schinia lynx | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Schinia |
| Species: | S. lynx |
| Binomial name | |
| Schinia lynx (Grote, 1881) | |
The Lynx Flower Moth (Schinia lynx) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Wisconsin, southern Ontario, Quebec and Maine, south to Florida and Texas. Records include Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, New York, Maryland, Oklahoma and Oregon.
There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Erigeron and Heterotheca subaxillaris.
External links
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Bug Guide
- Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
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