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Schinia immaculata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Noctuidae

Scientific name
  
Schinia immaculata

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Schinia

Rank
  
Species

Schinia immaculata

Schinia immaculata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to the area surrounding the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon in Coconino County, Arizona.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May.

The larval food plant is unknown, but the vegetation in the areas where it is found are dominated by Tamarix Prosopis, Acacia and desert shrubs.

References

Schinia immaculata Wikipedia