Schinia sexata

Schinia sexata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it is known only from southern Manitoba, Canada.[1]

Schinia sexata
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S. sexata
Binomial name
Schinia sexata
Smith, 1906

It was formerly considered a subspecies of Schinia villosa.

The larvae feed exclusively on Erigeron glabellus.

References

  1. Hardwick, D. F. (1996). A monograph to the North American Heliothentinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada.


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