Schinia gaurae

Schinia gaurae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species: S. gaurae
Binomial name
Schinia gaurae
J. E. Smith, 1797

The Clouded Crimson (Schinia gaurae) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Illinois west across southern Saskatchewan and Alberta, south to Florida, Texas, Arizona and south into Mexico.

The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location. There is one generation in the north and two generations in Missouri.

The larvae feed on Gaura.


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