Schinia

Schinia
Primrose moth (S. florida) on evening-primrose
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Heliothinae
Genus: Schinia
Hübner, 1823
Synonyms
  • Anthoecia Boisduval, 1840
  • Alaria Duncan & Westwood, 1841 (precocc.)
  • Trypana Guenée, 1841
  • Oria Guenée, 1852 (preocc.)
  • Rhodophora Guenée, 1852
  • Tamila Guenée, 1852
  • Euleucyptera Grote, 1865
  • Lygranthoecia Grote & Robinson, 1873
  • Tricopis Grote, 1874
  • Adonisea Grote, 1875
  • Heliophana Grote, 1875
  • Oxylos Grote, 1875
  • Pippona Harvey, 1875
  • Porrima Grote, 1877
  • Rhododipsa Grote, 1877
  • Bessula Grote, 1881
  • Dasyspoudaea Smith, 1883
  • Trileuca Grote, 1883
  • Pseudotamila Smith, 1893
  • Canidia Grote, 1890
  • Eupanychis Grote, 1890
  • Trichosellus Grote, 1890
  • Thyreion Smith, 1891
  • Incita Grote, 1895
  • Palada Smith, 1900
  • Chlorocleptria Hampson, 1903

Schinia, commonly called flower moths, is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range and larval food plant.

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