Schinia citrinellus Grote & Robinson, 1870 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Schinia citrinellus Grote & Robinson, 1870 (Schinia citrinellus Grote & Robinson, 1870)
🦋 Animalia

Schinia citrinellus Grote & Robinson, 1870

Schinia citrinellus Grote & Robinson, 1870

Schinia citrinellus is a Noctuidae moth found in western North America with a ~26 mm wingspan, whose larvae feed on Croton species.

Family
Genus
Schinia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Schinia citrinellus Grote & Robinson, 1870

Schinia citrinellus (Grote & Robinson, 1870, originally referenced as Schinia citrinella here) is a moth species that belongs to the Noctuidae family. This moth is found in North America, specifically recorded from the U.S. states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah, as well as in northern Mexico. The wingspan of adults is approximately 26 millimeters. The larvae of this species feed on plants belonging to the Croton genus.

Photo: (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Schinia

More from Noctuidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Schinia citrinellus Grote & Robinson, 1870 instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store