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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Heliothinae » Flower Moths (Schinia) » Schinia biundulata - Hodges#11157 (Schinia biundulata)
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Schinia biundulata
Copyright © 2021 Marian Lyman Kirst

Schinia biundulata
Warren/ Crooked Creek Road, Pryor Mountains, Carbon County, Montana, USA
June 3, 2021
Caught in UV trap as part of Northern Rockies Research and Educational Services' surveying effort, the Montana Moth Project.
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Contributed by Marian Lyman Kirst on 5 June, 2021 - 5:28pm
Last updated 11 June, 2023 - 1:15pm

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Moved from Butterflies and Moths. This species would not be expected at this location, but I can find none other that fit. Can you recall what the habitat was like where this was found?
… Steve Morris, 29 March, 2022 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

 
Steve,
So sorry for the delay on this. The habitat in which we found this specimen is considered high, red desert (the only such piece of habitat like this in Montana). It is characterized by red/pink soils with sagebrush/ juniper being the dominant vegetation. When we collected this specimen, lupine, fleabane and wild onion were blooming.

The ID was confirmed by Chuck Harp at CSU.
… Marian Lyman Kirst, 4 April, 2022 - 3:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
That is exactly the habitat you would expect to find this and Chuck's opinion is well-respected.
… Steve Morris, 4 April, 2022 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

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