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Species Schinia scissoides - Divided Flower Moth - Hodges#11099

Divided Flower Moth - Schinia scissoides

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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 scissoides (Divided Flower Moth - Hodges#11099)

Hodges Number

11099

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Schinia scissoides (Benjamin, 1936) (1)

Eupanychis scissoides Benjamin, 1936 (2)

Phylogenetic sequence #932133 (1)

Size

Wingspan average: (2)

♂ 20 mm.

♀ 23 mm.

Identification

Benjamin (1936) original description as Eupanychis scissoides is available in PDF(2) or view online in the print references.

Range

Heppner (2003) reported the range as South Carolina to Florida and Texas. (3), (4), (5)

Schinia scissoides is listed as rare in North Carolina. (6)

Holotype was collected in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Habitat

Atlantic and Gulf inland sandy areas. The larvae may bury underground during the day. (7)

Season

Heppner (2003) reported adults from September to November. (5)

Food

Polygonella gracilis Meisn. (tall jointweed). (7)

Print References

Benjamin, F.H. 1936. Notes and new species (Lepidoptera, Phalaenidae). Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 34: 196. (2)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (8)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (9)

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) (10)

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.	Notes and new species (Lepidoptera, Phalaenidae) F. H. Benjamin. 1936. Bulletin of The Southern California Academy of Sciences 34: 194-210.

3.	South Carolina Moth Species

4.	Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida

5.	Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.

6.	Natural Heritage Program List of the Rare Animal Species of North Carolina Harry E. LeGrand, Jr., John T. Finnegan, Stephen P. Hall, Andrea J. Leslie, Judith A. Ratcliffe. 2012. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program 1-150.

7.	Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America David L. Wagner. 2011. Princeton University Press.

8.	North American Moth Photographers Group

9.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

10.	Butterflies of North America

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 8 October, 2012 - 8:10pm
Last updated 5 April, 2014 - 3:07pm

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