Schinia bimatris

The white flower moth (Schinia bimatris) is a moth of the family Noctuidae found in the United States and Canada.[1][2] It is designated as Endangered under Canada's Species At Risk Act and Manitoba's Endangered Species and Ecosystems Act.[3][4]

Schinia bimatris
adult white flower moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. bimatris
Binomial name
Schinia bimatris
(Harvey, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Pippona bimatris Harvey, 1875
  • Lygranthoecia bimatris (Harvey, 1875)
  • Adonisea bimatris (Harvey, 1875)

Description

The appearance of white flower moth larvae is unknown. The wings, thorax, and abdomen of adult moths are completely white, while the head is orange.[1][5] Adults have a wingspan of about 30 mm (1.2 in).[1][5]

Range

The range of this species includes much of the south-central and south-eastern United States and a disjunct population in the Carberry sandhills in Manitoba, Canada.[1][2][6]

Ecology

In the United States, the white flower moth has been recorded in coastal longleaf pine woodlands, while in Canada it is restricted to open sand dune areas.[1][6] The larval food plant(s) has yet to be determined but it has been suggested that the larvae may feed on Nuttall's Evening-primrose (Oenothera nuttallii).[1] The adults are primarily nocturnal but have been observed flying during the day.[1][6]

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Leon F. Harvey in 1875 as Pippona bimatris from specimens collected in Bosque County, Texas, but was later transferred to Schinia.[5][7]

References
  1. Schinia bimatris Report by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Retrieved on 2009-10-06.
  2. V Nazari. Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. JD Lafontaine, E van Nieukerken, B. Christian Schmidt, Gregory R. Pohl, Jean-François Landry, Ken Stead. [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar]. ISBN 978-954-642-909-4. OCLC 1193015199.
  3. "Species at risk registry". species-registry.canada.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  4. Name, Author's. "Agriculture and Resource Development | Province of Manitoba". www.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  5. Harvey, Leon F. (1875). "On Texan Lepidoptera collected by Mr. Belfrage". Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. 3: 3–16.
  6. Westwood, A. Richard; Friesen, Christopher P. (2009). "Occurrence and habitat of the endangered white flower moth, Schinia bimatris (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), in Manitoba". The Canadian Entomologist. 141 (1): 80–85. doi:10.4039/n08-046. ISSN 0008-347X.
  7. Forbes, William T.M. 1954. Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States, Part III: Noctuidae. Memoir 329. Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station.


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