Schinia aurantiaca

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Schinia aurantiaca
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. aurantiaca
Binomial name
Schinia aurantiaca
(H. Edwards, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Annaphila aurantiacaH. Edwards, 1881
  • Schinia californica(Hampson, 1903)
  • Pyrocleptria californicaHampson, 1903

Schinia aurantiaca is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, including California and Arizona.

The wingspan is about 17 mm.

The larvae feed on Eriastrum sapphirinum and Gilia species.

Subspecies


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S. aurantiaca may refer to:

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