Schinia alencis

Schinia alencis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Schinia
Species:	S. alencis
Binomial name
	Schinia alencis; Harvey, 1875
Synonyms
	Tricopis alencisHarvey 1875; Tricopis aleucis; Schinia aleucis;

Last updated October 04, 2025

Schinia alencis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from south-eastern Colorado to south-eastern Arizona east to western Oklahoma, northern Texas to south-western and south-eastern Texas.^[1]

The wingspan is 22–23 mm.

The larvae probably feed on Heterotheca canescens .

References

↑ Pogue, Michael G.; Harp, Charles E. (2005-03-14). "Systematics of Schinia chrysellus (Grote) complex: Revised status of Schinia alencis (Harvey) with a description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae)". Zootaxa. 898 (1): 1–35. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.898.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.

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[1] Pogue, Michael G.; Harp, Charles E. (2005-03-14). "Systematics of Schinia chrysellus (Grote) complex: Revised status of Schinia alencis (Harvey) with a description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae)". Zootaxa. 898 (1): 1–35. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.898.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.

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