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Schinia fulleri

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Schinia fulleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. fulleri
Binomial name
Schinia fulleri
McElvare, 1961

Schinia fulleri, or Fuller's flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Rowland Robbins McElvare in 1961. It is endemic to central Florida in the United States.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Balduina angustifolia.

References

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  • "932141.00 – 11107 – Schinia fulleri – (McElvare, 1961)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  • Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420.
  • Patterson, Bob (December 6, 2014). "Species Schinia fulleri - Hodges#11107". BugGuide. Retrieved March 23, 2020.