Schinia saturata Grote, 1874 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Schinia saturata Grote, 1874

Schinia saturata Grote, 1874

Schinia saturata, the brown flower moth, is a North American Noctuidae moth described by Grote in 1874.

Family
Genus
Schinia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Schinia saturata Grote, 1874

Schinia saturata, commonly known as the brown flower moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Noctuidae. This species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is distributed across the United States, ranging from south Texas to South Dakota, reaching as far west as southeast Arizona, and extending from Florida to South Carolina. The wingspan of this moth measures around 25 mm. It produces one generation per year. The larvae of Schinia saturata feed on Heterotheca subaxillaris and Pityopsis graminifolia.

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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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