Schinia gracilenta

Schinia gracilenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species: S. gracilenta
Binomial name
Schinia gracilenta
Hübner, 1818
Synonyms
  • Schinia bifascia Hübner, 1818
  • Heliothis imperspicua Strecker, 1876
  • Anthophila divergens Walker, 1858
  • Schinia digitalis Smith, 1891

The Slender Flower Moth or Iva Flower Moth (Schinia gracilenta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New York to Florida and Nebraska to Arizona.

Schinia gracilenta male
Schinia gracilenta female

The wingspan is about 28 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Brickellia eupatorioides, Iva annua, Ambrosia trifida and Eupatorium purpureum.

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