Schinia saturata

Schinia saturata, the brown flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found in the United States from south Texas to South Dakota, southeast Arizona and from Florida to South Carolina.

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"Brown flower moth" redirects here. For the other moth with this name, see Schinia nubila.

Schinia saturata
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Schinia
Species:
S. saturata
Binomial name
Schinia saturata
Grote, 1874

The wingspan is about 25 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Heterotheca subaxillaris and Pityopsis graminifolia.

  • "932135.00 – 11140 – Schinia saturata – Brown Flower Moth – (Grote, 1874)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  • Heiman, Maury J. (April 5, 2014). "Species Schinia saturata - Brown Flower Moth - Hodges#11140". BugGuide. Retrieved March 23, 2020.


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