Schinia meadi Grote, 1873 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Schinia meadi Grote, 1873

Schinia meadi Grote, 1873

Mead's flower moth (Schinia meadi) is a Noctuidae moth described in 1873, found in western North America with a ~24 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Schinia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Schinia meadi Grote, 1873

Schinia meadi, commonly known as Mead's flower moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. It was first formally described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. This species is distributed in western North America, ranging from south central Saskatchewan and central Alberta westward to south central Washington, and southward to Arizona and New Mexico. Its wingspan measures approximately 24 millimeters. Adult individuals are active on the wing from June to July, with the exact timing varying by location.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Schinia

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

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