Schinia suetus
Species of moth
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Schinia suetus is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873.[1] It is widespread in the mountains of western North America, from southern Alberta west to British Columbia, south at least to Colorado and California, east to Idaho and New Mexico.[2][3][4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Schinia |
| Species: | S. suetus |
| Binomial name | |
| Schinia suetus Grote, 1873 | |
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The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Lupinus.
Subspecies
- Schinia suetus suetus
- Schinia suetus californica
- Schinia suetus martini
- Schinia suetus sierrae
