Schinia thoreaui Grote & Robinson, 1870 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Schinia thoreaui Grote & Robinson, 1870

Schinia thoreaui Grote & Robinson, 1870

Thoreau's flower moth (Schinia thoreaui) is a Noctuidae moth found in North America, with larvae feeding on Ambrosia.

Family
Genus
Schinia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Schinia thoreaui Grote & Robinson, 1870

Schinia thoreaui, commonly known as Thoreau's flower moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Noctuidae. This species is found in North America, with recorded locations including Maryland, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. Its wingspan measures approximately 32 mm. Adult Thoreau's flower moths are active and on wing from June through August. The larvae of this moth feed on plant species from the genus Ambrosia.

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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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