Schinia lucens
Species of moth
Schinia lucens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Schinia |
Species: | S. lucens |
Binomial name | |
Schinia lucens Morrison, 1875 |
Schinia lucens, the leadplant flower moth or false indigo flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] The species was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1875. It is found in the central and western United States.[2]
The wingspan is about 25–28 mm. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Amorpha species.
References
- Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
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