Schinia saturata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Schinia |
Species: | S. saturata |
Binomial name | |
Schinia saturata Grote, 1874 |
The Brown Flower Moth (Schinia saturata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from south Texas to South Dakota, southeast Arizona and from Florida to South Carolina.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Heterotheca subaxillaris and Pityopsis graminifolia.