Schinia gracilenta, the slender flower moth or iva flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1] It is found from the US states of New York to Florida and Nebraska to Arizona. The species is listed as endangered in Connecticut.[2]
Schinia gracilenta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Schinia |
Species: | S. gracilenta |
Binomial name | |
Schinia gracilenta Hübner, 1818 | |
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The wingspan is about 28 mm. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the Iva genus, and possibly Brickellia eupatorioides.[3]
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