Schinia aurantiaca

Schinia aurantiaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species: S. aurantiaca
Binomial name
Schinia aurantiaca
(H. Edwards, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Annaphila aurantiaca H. Edwards, 1881
  • Schinia californica (Hampson, 1903)
  • Pyrocleptria californica Hampson, 1903

Schinia aurantiaca is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, including California and Arizona.

The wingspan is about 17 mm.

The larvae feed on Eriastrum sapphirinum and Gilia species.

Subspecies

  • Schinia aurantiaca aurantiaca
  • Schinia aurantiaca tenuimargo


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