Schinia walsinghami

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Schinia walsinghami
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. walsinghami
Binomial name
Schinia walsinghami
H. Edwards, 1881
Synonyms
  • Schinia balbaGrote, 1881
  • Schinia bruceiSmith, 1891

Schinia walsinghami is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from British Columbia south to California.

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The wingspan is about 24 mm. Adults fly in late summer.

The larvae feed on Chrysothamnus and Ericameria species.