Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Schinia Higher classification Schinia | Phylum Arthropoda Family Noctuidae Scientific name Schinia arcigera Rank Species | |
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Similar Schinia, Schinia trifascia, Noctuidae, Butterflies and moths, Schinia lynx | ||
The Arcigera Flower Moth (Schinia arcigera) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Arizona and Idaho, north to Saskatchewan.
The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September in the north-east and from August to October in southern New Jersey.
The larvae feed on Symphyotrichum laeve, Symphyotrichum puniceum, Symphyotrichum ericoides and Psilactis tenuis.
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