Schinia erosa

Schinia erosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species: S. erosa
Binomial name
Schinia erosa
Smith, 1906

Schinia erosa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the desert areas east of the Peninsular Range of southern California. It has also been recorded from south central Arizona.

Adults are on wing from late summer to early November.

The larvae feed on Isocoma acredenia.


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