Schinia septentrionalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Schinia |
Species: | S. septentrionalis |
Binomial name | |
Schinia septentrionalis Walker, 1858 |
The Northern Flower Moth (Schinia septentrionalis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Missouri to Quebec to South Carolina and Louisiana. Records include Colorado, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas.
The wingspan is about 25 mm. There is one genration per year.
The larvae feed on Aster, including Aster linariifolius, Aster specatabilis and Aster azureus.