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Schinia mitis (Matutinal Flower Moth)

Synonyms: Schinia obliquata

Wikipedia Abstract

The Matutinal Flower Moth (Schinia mitis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from central Florida, north to Georgia and west to eastern Texas. 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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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0