''Schinia obscurata'', the obscure schinia 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 ...
. It is found from
Ontario and
Quebec south into the
United States, where it has been recorded from
Illinois,
New Jersey,
South Carolina,
Wisconsin,
Kansas,
Montana,
Nebraska,
North Dakota,
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
and
Texas.
The larvae feed on ''
Erigeron'' species.
Subspecies
*''Schinia obscurata obscurata''
*''Schinia obscurata tanena''
Strecker, 1898
External links
Bug GuideButterflies and moths of North America
Schinia
Moths of North America
Taxa named by Herman Strecker
Moths described in 1898
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