Schinia thoreaui
| Schinia thoreaui | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Schinia |
| Species: | S. thoreaui |
| Binomial name | |
| Schinia thoreaui Grote & Robinson, 1870 | |
Thoreau's Flower Moth (Schinia thoreaui) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, including Maryland, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Ontario and Saskatchewan.
The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on Ambrosia species.
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