Schinia deserticola

Schinia deserticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species: S. deserticola
Binomial name
Schinia deserticola
Barnes & McDunnough, 1916
Synonyms
  • Schinia cupes deserticola
  • Trichosellus cupes deserticola

Schinia deserticola is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern California to south-eastern Arizona and north to west central Utah and south-eastern Oregon.

It was formerly considered a subspecies of Schinia cupes.

The wingspan is 22–28 mm.

The larvae feed on Camissonia claviformis.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/26/2011. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.