Schinia cupes
Schinia cupes is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Texas, west to New Mexico and north to Kansas and Colorado.
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| Species: | S. cupes |
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The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from March to June. There is a second smaller generation flying from late-July to September.
The larvae feed on Camissonia claviformis and Castilleja exserta.
External links
- Images
- Systematics of Schinia cupes (Grote) complex: Revised status of Schinia crotchii (Hy. Edwards) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae)
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