Schinia nubila, the camphorweed flower moth or brown flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Herman Strecker in 1876. It is found from the US states of Oklahoma to New Jersey, south to Florida and Texas. Its range is expanding in the northeast. Furthermore, recorded from Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina and Maryland.

Schinia nubila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. nubila
Binomial name
Schinia nubila
Strecker, 1876
Synonyms
  • Schinia dolosa Strecker, 1898
  • Schinia lora Strecker, 1898

The wingspan is 22–24 mm. There is one generation per year.

Larvae have been recorded on Heterotheca subaxillaris and Solidago species.

References edit

  • "932117.00 – 11137 – Schinia nubila – Camphorweed Flower Moth – (Strecker, 1876)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  • Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Schinia nubila (Strecker, 1876)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  • "Schinia nubila". Moths of Maryland. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  • Frost, S. W. (March 1975). "Third Supplement to Insects Taken in Light Traps at the Archbold Biological Station, Highlands County, Florida". The Florida Entomologist. 58 (1): 35–42. doi:10.2307/3493866.
  • Species report
  • Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.