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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 petulans - Hodges#11113 (Schinia petulans)

Species Schinia petulans - Hodges#11113

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 petulans (Schinia petulans - Hodges#11113)
Hodges Number
11113
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Schinia petulans (Hy. Edwards, 1885)
Anthoecia petulans Hy. Edwards, 1885 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence # 932125 (1)
Size
Edwards (1885) listed a wingspan of 15 mm.
Identification
The original description as Anthoecia petulans Hy. Edwards, and a later description by Hampson (1906) are both available in the print references below.
Range
TX-FL-SC, stray to OK (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)
Holotype was collected in Florida. (8)
Habitat
Adults are usually found on or near the blooms of the host plant.
Season
Adults appear to be most common in June, and August to October. (6)
Heppner (2003) reported the flight period is September to October in Florida. (2)
Food
Heppner (2003) reported the host plant is Chrysopsis subulata Small. (scrubland goldenaster). (2), (7)
Other species of Chrysopsis are likely outside of Florida.
See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group. (6)
Print References
Edwards, H. 1885. Apparently new species of North American Heterocera: Noctuidae. Papilio. 4: 123.
Hampson, G.F. 1903. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. London. 92.
Smith, J.B. 1893. Catalogue of the lepidopterous superfamily Noctuidae found in Boreal America. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 44: 281.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
The Barcode of Life Data Systems - BOLD
Butterflies and Moths of North America - BAMONA
Dalton State University - James Adams
Works Cited
1.Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .
2.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
3.Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida
4.Oklahoma moth species list by county (PDF)
5.South Carolina Moth Species
6.North American Moth Photographers Group
7.Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America
David L. Wagner. 2011. Princeton University Press.
8.Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum Catalogus (Lepidopterorum Catalogues New Series Fasc 118) Part 1 & 2)
Poole, R. W. 1989. CRC Press .
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 7 October, 2011 - 12:40am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 23 January, 2024 - 3:31am

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