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Species Schinia errans - Hodges#11124

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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
Moths of Southeastern Arizona - host plant, photos of pinned adults
BOLD Systems - DNA sequenced specimens