''Schinia jaguarina'', the jaguar flower moth, is a
moth of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
. The species was
first described by
Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found on North America's Great Plains from
Saskatchewan and
Alberta south to
Texas, eastward on coast to
Florida and westward in south to
Arizona. In
Mexico it is found down to
Mexico City.
The
wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on ''
Baptisia
''Baptisia'' (wild indigo, false indigo) is a genus in the legume family, Fabaceae. They are flowering herbaceous perennial plants with pea-like flowers, followed by pods, which are sometimes inflated. They are native to woodland and grassland in ...
'', ''
Pediomelum rhombifolium
''Pediomelum'' is a genus of legumes known as Indian breadroots. These are glandular perennial plants with palmately-arranged leaves. They have a main erect stem with inflorescences of blue or purple flowers and produce hairy legume pods contain ...
'', ''
Psoralidium tenuiflorum
''Psoralidium tenuiflorum'', the slimflower scurfpea, is a perennial in the pea family. It is about tall and has a lot of leaves on top. Its leaves can reach a length of . This flower can be found mainly in the central and southwestern U.S.
Th ...
'' and ''
Trifolium
Clover or trefoil are common names for plants of the genus ''Trifolium'' (from Latin ''tres'' 'three' + ''folium'' 'leaf'), consisting of about 300 species of flowering plants in the legume or pea family Fabaceae originating in Europe. The genus h ...
''.
External links
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"''Schinia jaguarina'' (Guenée 1852)" ''Moths of North Dakota''. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
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Schinia
Moths of North America
Moths described in 1852
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