Schinia nundina Drury, 1773 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Schinia nundina Drury, 1773

Schinia nundina Drury, 1773

Schinia nundina, the goldenrod flower moth, is a Noctuidae moth found across North America with larvae feeding on Aster and Solidago.

Family
Genus
Schinia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Schinia nundina Drury, 1773

Schinia nundina, commonly known as the goldenrod flower moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species was first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is distributed across North America, ranging from Minnesota to southern Ontario and Nova Scotia in the north, and extending south to central Florida and southern Texas. Confirmed records of the species also exist for Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, New York, Maryland, Oklahoma, and South Carolina. This moth produces one new generation per year. Its larvae feed on plants from the genera Aster and Solidago.

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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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