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Schinia unimacula

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Schinia unimacula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. unimacula
Binomial name
Schinia unimacula
Smith, 1891
Synonyms
  • Schinia coolidgei Hill, 1924

The rabbitbush flower moth (Schinia unimacula) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from central Arizona and New Mexico, north to Colorado, south-western Wyoming and Utah, west to Nevada and California, and north to Oregon, Idaho and Washington.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October.

The larvae feed on Ericameria species, including Ericameria nauseosa and Ericameria paniculata.

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