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Species Schinia trifascia - Three-lined Flower Moth - Hodges#11149

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Three-lined Flower Moth 1 - Schinia trifascia Three-lined Flower Moth - Schinia trifascia I'm stumped - Schinia trifascia Schinia trifascia - Schinia trifascia Three-lined Flower Moth - Schinia trifascia Schinia trifascia Schinia trifascia Pelham Road moth on Eupatorium capillifolium 2022 2 - Schinia trifascia
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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 trifascia (Three-lined Flower Moth - Hodges#11149)

Hodges Number

11149

Size

Wingspan 20-31 mm

Identification

Forewing deep or pale greenish with three white lines.

Range

Eastern North America

Butterflies and Moths of North America - This site shows the range to extend west through Arizona.

Season

July-October

Life Cycle

Larvae feed on False Boneset, Brickellia (Kuhnia) eupatorioides, Joe-Pye Weed, Eupatorium fistulosum.

See Also

Schinia oleagina has the PM line more curved or "S" shaped.
Schinia grandimedia, the Boneset Flower Moth is very similar.

Print References

Covell, p. 143, plate 29 #7 (1)

Internet References

Maryland Moths

MPG

Works Cited

1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Ron M., Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 11 October, 2025 - 2:33pm

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