Schinia crotchii

Schinia crotchii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Schinia
Species:	S. crotchii
Binomial name
Schinia crotchii (H. Edwards, 1875)
Synonyms
Heliothis crotchii H. Edwards, 1875 Trichosellus crotchii McDunnough, 1938

Schinia crotchii is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southeastern Arizona west to the Peninsular Ranges of southern California and north in south-eastern Washington and southern Idaho.

It was formerly considered a synonym of Schinia cupes.

The wingspan is about 26 mm.

The larvae feed on Castilleja exserta.

External links

• Images
• Systematics of Schinia cupes (Grote) complex: Revised status of Schinia crotchii (Hy. Edwards) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae)