Schinia arcigera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Schinia |
Species: | S. arcigera |
Binomial name | |
Schinia arcigera Guenée, 1852 |
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The Arcigera Flower Moth (Schinia arcigera) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Arizona and Idaho, north to Saskatchewan.
The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September in the north-east and from August to October in southern New Jersey.
The larvae feed on Aster laevis, Aster puniceus, Aster ericoides and Psilactis tenuis.