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Schinia sordida

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Schinia

Higher classification
  
Schinia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Family
  
Noctuidae

Scientific name
  
Schinia sordida

Rank
  
Species

Schinia sordida

The Sordid Flower Moth or Dingy Schinia (Schinia sordida) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from North Carolina to central Florida west to Kansas and Texas. It has also been recorded from Alabama.

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Pityopsis pinifolia and Haplopappus divaricatus.

References

Schinia sordida Wikipedia