About Schinia unimacula Smith, 1891
Schinia unimacula, commonly known as the rabbitbush flower moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species was first described by Smith in 1891. Its distribution ranges from central Arizona and New Mexico in the southwestern United States, northward to Colorado, southwestern Wyoming, and Utah, westward to Nevada and California, and further north to Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. The wingspan of adult rabbitbush flower moths reaches approximately 25 millimeters. Adult moths are active on the wing between July and October. The larvae of this moth feed on plants from the genus Ericameria, with recorded host species including Ericameria nauseosa and Ericameria paniculata.
