Schinia mitis

The matutinal flower moth (Schinia mitis) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from central Florida, north to Georgia and west to eastern Texas.

Schinia mitis
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S. mitis
Binomial name
Schinia mitis
Grote, 1873
Synonyms
  • Schinia obliquata (Smith, 1891)

Adults are on wing from April to June, but there are also records from September and November. It is a day flying moth, which is only active for a few hours in the morning, when the flowers of its host plant are open.

The larvae feed on Pyrrhopappus species.


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