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Species Schinia errans - Hodges#11124

Schinia petulans 11113? - Schinia errans

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)

Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Subfamily Heliothinae

Genus Schinia (Flower Moths)

Species errans (Schinia errans - Hodges#11124)

Hodges Number

11124

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Schinia errans Smith, 1883

* phylogenetic sequence #932110

Size

Forewing length 12 mm.

Identification

Specimens identified by DNA analysis:

Range

AZ-TX-CO-UT - Map (MPG)

Food

Larval host is tanseyleaf tansyaster (Machaeranthera tanacetifolia) (Moths of Southeastern Arizona).

Print References

Smith, J.B. 1883. Synopsis of North American Heliothinae. Trans. American Ent. Soc. 10: 235

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - MPG

Moths of Southeastern Arizona - host plant, photos of pinned adults

BOLD Systems - DNA sequenced specimens

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 21 February, 2008 - 10:13pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Randy Hardy, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 10 January, 2023 - 9:45am

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