Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Schinia rufipenna | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Schinia Rank Species | |
Schinia rufipenna is a moth of the Noctuidae family. Only a few populations are known, mainly in Florida, but there is also one record for Louisiana.
Adults are on wing in November.
The larvae feed on the flowers and developing seeds of Pityopsis graminifolia.
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