Arcigera flower moth

Schinia arcigera

The arcigera flower moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Arizona and Idaho, north to Saskatchewan.
Arcigera Flower Moth - Schinia arcigera Total length: ~10 mm. Maroon brown forewings with paler pinkish gray median area and terminal line. White antemedial line is evenly curved. Hindwings are yellow with a black border with white fringe . Habitat: Attracted to a light and to my hand in a rural area. Arcigera Flower Moth,Geotagged,Schinia arcigera,Summer,United States,moth,schinia

Appearance

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September in the north-east and from August to October in southern New Jersey.
Schinia arcigera Arcigera flower moth,Geotagged,Schinia arcigera,Summer,United States

Naming

*''Schinia arcigera arcigera''
⤷ ''Schinia arcigera ferricasta'' Smith, 1906
Schinia arcigera Arcigera flower moth,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Noctuidae,Schinia arcigera,Summer,United States,insect,moth

Food

The larvae feed on ''Symphyotrichum laeve'', ''Symphyotrichum puniceum'', ''Symphyotrichum ericoides'' and ''Psilactis tenuis''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusSchinia
SpeciesS. arcigera
Photographed in
United States of America