Schinia gracilenta
| Schinia gracilenta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Schinia |
| Species: | S. gracilenta |
| Binomial name | |
| Schinia gracilenta Hübner, 1818 | |
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The slender flower moth or iva flower moth (Schinia gracilenta) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from New York to Florida and Nebraska to Arizona. The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut.[1]
Schinia gracilenta male
Schinia gracilenta female
The wingspan is about 28 mm. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the Iva genus, and possibly Brickellia eupatorioides.[2]
References
- ↑ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ↑ https://bugguide.net/node/view/145028
External links
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- Schinia gracilenta Hubner in Louisiana
- Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
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