Schinia lynda

Schinia lynda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species: S. lynda
Binomial name
Schinia lynda
Troubridge, 2002

Schinia lynda is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is only known from the dunes in the high desert of south-central Oregon.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are nocturnal and are on wing from May to June.

The larvae probably feed on Oenothera deltoides var. piperi.


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