Schinia verna

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Schinia verna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. verna
Binomial name
Schinia verna
Hardwick, 1983

Schinia verna, or the Verna's flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. [1]

The wingspan is approximately 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Antennaria species.

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<i>Schinia florida</i> Species of moth

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<i>Schinia gracilenta</i> Species of moth

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<i>Schinia saturata</i> Species of moth

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<i>Schinia nuchalis</i> Species of moth

Schinia nuchalis, the spotted sage moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is found from the Great Plains and Great Basin, from southern Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia south to northern Arizona. The Eurasian Schinia scutosa is no longer considered a synonym of Schinia nuchalis.

<i>Schinia suetus</i> Species of moth

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<i>Schinia villosa</i> Species of moth

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<i>Schinia septentrionalis</i> Species of moth

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<i>Schinia nundina</i> Species of moth

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<i>Schinia trifascia</i> Species of moth

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<i>Schinia obscurata</i> Species of moth

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References

  1. Schinia verna Report by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Retrieved on 2009-10-06.