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Species Schinia obscurata - Hodges#11118

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Obscure Schinia Moth - Schinia obscurata Schinia obscurata Moth ??? - Schinia obscurata Illinois data point - Schinia obscurata Schinia obscurata Schinia obscurata Schinia obscurata - Schinia obscurata Schinia obscurata Schinia? - Schinia obscurata
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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 obscurata (Schinia obscurata - Hodges#11118)

Hodges Number

11118

Food

Erigeron (1)

Life Cycle

larva; larva; adult

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
iNaturalist
Mass Moths
Moths of North Carolina
Barcode of Life (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.A Monograph to the New World Heliothentinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
David F. Hardwick. 1996. Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 20 October, 2006 - 9:13pm
Additional contributions by marcie oconnor, Steve Morris
Last updated 28 January, 2025 - 4:52pm

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