Schinia deserticola

Schinia deserticola
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Schinia
Species:	S. deserticola
Binomial name
Schinia deserticola Barnes & McDunnough, 1916
Synonyms
Schinia cupes deserticola Trichosellus cupes deserticola

Schinia deserticola is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern California to southeastern Arizona and north to west central Utah and southeastern Oregon.

It was formerly considered a subspecies of Schinia cupes.

The wingspan is 22–28 mm.

The larvae feed on Camissonia claviformis.

External links

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