Schinia nuchalis

Schinia nuchalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species: S. nuchalis
Binomial name
Schinia nuchalis
Grote, 1878
Synonyms
  • Protoschinia nuchalis (Grote 1878)

Schinia nuchalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Great Plains and Great Basin, from southern Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia south to northern Arizona. The Eurasian Schinia scutosa is no longer considered a synonym of Schinia nuchalis.

The wingspan is 31–32 mm. Adults are on wing in July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Artemisia dracunculus, Artemisia campestris and possibly other sages.

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