Schinia chrysella

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Schinia chrysella is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout the central United States south to Monterry, Mexico.[1]

Schinia chrysella female
Schinia chrysella male

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Schinia chrysella
Schinia chrysella female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. chrysella
Binomial name
Schinia chrysella
Grote, 1874
Synonyms
  • Schinia lanul (Strecker, 1877)
  • Schinia chrysellus
  • Tricopis chrysellus Grote, 1874
  • Heliothis conchula Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Heliothis lanul Strecker, 1877
  • Lygranthoecia lanul Grote, 1890
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The wingspan is about 23 mm.

The larvae feed on Amphiachyris dracunculoides.[1]

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