Schinia bicuspida Smith, 1891 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Schinia bicuspida Smith, 1891

Schinia bicuspida Smith, 1891

Schinia bicuspida is a North American Noctuidae moth with ~23 mm wingspan, larvae feeding on two specific plant species.

Family
Genus
Schinia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Schinia bicuspida Smith, 1891

Schinia bicuspida, first described by Smith in 1891, is a species of moth belonging to the family Noctuidae. This moth is found in North America, specifically within the U.S. states of Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. Its wingspan measures approximately 23 millimeters. The larvae of Schinia bicuspida feed on two plant species: Isocoma drummondii and Machaeranthera annua.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Schinia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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