Schinia, commonly called flower moths, is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range and larval food plant.
| Scientific name | Common name | Synonyms | Larval food plant | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schinia accessa Smith, 1906[1] | Artemisia | |||
| Schinia acutilinea (Grote, 1878) | Angled gem, acute-lined flower moth | Schinia separata Grote, 1879, Schinia velutina Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 | ||
| Schinia aetheria Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 | ||||
| Schinia albafascia Smith, 1883 | ||||
| Schinia alencis Harvey, 1875 | ||||
| Schinia amaryllis Smith, 1891 | Heliophana amaryllis | Ambrosia | ||
| Schinia angulilinea Hardwick, 1996 | Schinia arizonensis | |||
| Schinia antonio Smith, 1906 | Aphanostephus | |||
| Schinia arcigera Guenée, 1852[2] | Arcigera flower moth | Schinia arcifera; Schinia spraguei; Schinia limbalis | Aster, Chloracantha spinosa, Psilactis tenuis | |
| Schinia arefacta H. Edwards, 1884 | Arefacta flower moth[3] | |||
| Schinia argentifascia Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 | Ericameria | |||
| Schinia aurantiaca H. Edwards, 1881 | Annaphila aurantiaca H. Edwards, 1881, Schinia californica (Hampson, 1903), Pyrocleptria californica Hampson, 1903 | Eriastrum sapphirinum, Gilia | ||
| Schinia avemensis Dyar, 1904 | Gold-edged gem | Helianthus petiolaris | ||
| Schinia bicuspida Smith, 1891 | Isocoma drummondii, Machaeranthera annua | |||
| Schinia biforma Smith, 1906 | Amblyolepis setigera | |||
| Schinia bimatris (Harvey, 1875) | White flower moth | Pippona bimatris Harvey, 1875, Lygranthoecia bimatris (Harvey, 1875) | ||
| Schinia bina Guenée, 1852 | Bina flower moth | Chloracantha spinosa, Gaillardia pulchella, Tetraneuris linearifolia, Verbesina encelioides | ||
| Schinia biundulata Smith, 1891 | Gilia cana | |||
| Schinia brunnea Barnes & McDunnough, 1913 | ||||
| Schinia buta Smith, 1907 | Brickellia californica | |||
| Schinia cardui (Hübner, 1790)[4] | Picris hieracioides | |||
| Schinia carrizoensis Osborne, 2010 | Carrizo flower moth | |||
| Schinia carminatra Smith, 1903 | ||||
| Schinia carmosina Neumoegen, 1883 | Maroon-washed flower moth | Carphephorus corymbosus, Garberia heterophylla | ||
| Schinia carolinensis Barnes & McDunnough, 1911 | ||||
| Schinia chilensis (Hampson, 1903) | Chloridea chilensis Hampson, 1903 | |||
| Schinia chryselloides Pogue & Harp, 2005 | ||||
| Schinia chrysella Grote, 1874 | Schinia lanul Strecker, [1878] | Amphiachyris dracunculoides | ||
| Schinia ciliata Smith, 1900 | Gutierrezia sarothrae | |||
| Schinia citrinella Grote & Robinson, 1870 | Croton | |||
| Schinia coercita Grote, 1881 | Schinia alensa Smith, 1906 | |||
| Schinia cognata (Freyer, 1833)[5] | Chondrilla juncea | |||
| Schinia crenilinea Smith, 1891[6] | Creniline flower moth[7] | |||
| Schinia crotchii (H. Edwards, 1875) | ||||
| Schinia cumatilis Grote, 1865 | Silver-banded gem[8] | Artemisia frigida | ||
| Schinia cupes Grote, 1875 | Schinia crotchii H. Edwards, 1875; Schinia navarra; Trichosellus cupes | Camissonia claviformis, Castilleja exserta | ||
| Schinia deserticola Barnes & McDunnough, 1916 | Camissonia claviformis | |||
| Schinia diffusa Smith, 1891 | Schinia neglecta Strecker, 1898 | Machaeranthera annua | ||
| Schinia dobla Smith, 1906 | Ambrosia dumosa | |||
| Schinia edwardsii Smith, 1906 | ||||
| Schinia erosa Smith, 1906 | Isocoma acradenia | |||
| Schinia errans Smith, 1883[9] | Lygranthoecia errans | Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | ||
| Schinia erythrias Pogue, 2006 | Schinia pulchra | |||
| Schinia felicitata Smith, 1894 | Oenothera deltoides | |||
| Schinia ferrisi Pogue & Harp, new species | ||||
| Schinia florida Guenée, 1852 | Primrose moth | Oenothera | ||
| Schinia fulleri McElvare, 1961 | Fuller's flower moth | Balduina angustifolia | ||
| Schinia gabrielae Badilla & Angulo, 1998 | ||||
| Schinia gaurae J. E. Smith, 1797[10] | Clouded crimson | Gaura | ||
| Schinia gracilenta Hübner, 1818 | Slender flower moth[11] | Schinia bifascia Hübner, 1818 | Brickellia eupatorioides, Iva annua, Ambrosia trifida, Eupatorium purpureum | |
| Schinia grandimedia Hardwick 1996 | Rockies boneset flower moth | |||
| Schinia graefiana Tepper, 1882 | Heliothis graefiana; Schinia triolata | Chaenactis | ||
| Schinia hanga Strecker, 1898 | ||||
| Schinia hardwickorum Opler 2004 | ||||
| Schinia honesta Grote, 1881 | Black-spotted gem[12] | |||
| Schinia hulstia Tepper, 1883 | Hulst flower moth | Schinia tenuescens Grote, 1883 | ||
| Schinia illustra Smith, 1906 | ||||
| Schinia immaculata Pogue, 2004[13] | ||||
| Schinia imperialis (Staudinger, 1871) | Cephalaria procera | |||
| Schinia indiana Smith, 1908 | Phlox moth | Phlox pilosa | ||
| Schinia intermontana Hardwick, 1958 | Erigeron | |||
| Schinia intrabilis Smith, 1893 | Pluchea sericea | |||
| Schinia jaegeri G. H. Sperry, 1940 | Xylorhiza | |||
| Schinia jaguarina Guenée, 1852 | Jaguar flower moth | Schinia demaculata | Baptisia, Pediomelum rhombifolium, Psoralidium tenuiflorum, Trifolium | |
| Schinia ligeae Smith, 1893 | Machaeranthera canescens, Xylorhiza tortifolia | |||
| Schinia lucens Morrison, 1875 | Leadplant flower moth, false indigo flower moth | Amorpha | ||
| Schinia luxa Grote, 1881 | Bessula luxa Grote, 1881 | |||
| Schinia lynda Troubridge, 2002 | ||||
| Schinia lynx Guenée, 1852 | Lynx flower moth | Erigeron, Heterotheca subaxillaris | ||
| Schinia mcfarlandi Opler, 2004 | ||||
| Schinia macneilli Hardwick 1996 | ||||
| Schinia maculata Pogue, 2004 | Schinia blanca | |||
| Schinia masoni Smith, 1896 | Blanket flower moth | Schinia aden Strecker, 1898 | Gaillardia aristata | |
| Schinia meadi Grote, 1873 | Mead's flower moth[14] | |||
| Schinia mexicana Hampson, 1903 | Adonisea mexicana; Eupanychis mexicana | |||
| Schinia miniana (Grote, 1881) | Desert-marigold moth[15] | Schinia pallicincta Smith, 1906 | Baileya | |
| Schinia mitis Grote, 1873 | Matutinal flower moth | Pyrrhopappus | ||
| Schinia mortua Grote, 1865 | Grindelia, Haplopappus | |||
| Schinia niveicosta Smith, 1906 | Palafoxia linearis | |||
| Schinia nubila Strecker, 1876 | Camphorweed flower moth, brown flower moth | Schinia dolosa Strecker, 1898; Schinia lora Strecker, 1898 | Heterotheca subaxillaris, Solidago | |
| Schinia nuchalis Grote, 1878 | ||||
| Schinia nundina Drury, [1773][16] | Goldenrod flower moth | Aster, Solidago | ||
| Schinia obliqua Smith, 1883 | ||||
| Schinia obscurata Strecker, 1898 | Obscure schinia moth | Schinia tanena Strecker, 1898 | Erigeron | |
| Schinia oculata Smith, 1900 | Schinia macroptica | Baccharis sarothroides | ||
| Schinia oleagina Morrison, 1875 | Schinia sara Smith, 1907; Schinia baueri McElvare, 1951; Schinia ernesta Smith, 1907 | Brickellia | ||
| Schinia oliva (Martyn, 1797) | ||||
| Schinia olivacea Smith, 1906 | Hermannia texana, Sphaeralcea lindheimeri | |||
| Schinia parmeliana H. Edwards, 1882 | ||||
| Schinia perminuta H. Edwards, 1881 | Western small flower moth | Schinia dubitans; Pseudotamila perminuta | ||
| Schinia persimilis Grote, 1873 | Persimilis flower moth[17] | |||
| Schinia petulans H. Edwards, 1884 | Impatient flower moth | Chrysopsis subulata | ||
| Schinia poguei Metzler & Forbes, 2011 | ||||
| Schinia psamathea Pogue, 2010 | ||||
| Schinia pulchripennis Grote, 1874 | Common flower moth | Castilleja exserta | ||
| Schinia purpurascens (Tauscher, 1809)[18] | ||||
| Schinia regia Strecker, 1876 | Vernonia texana | |||
| Schinia regina Pogue & Harp, 2003[19] | Reginia primrose moth[20] | |||
| Schinia reniformis Smith, 1900 | ||||
| Schinia rivulosa Guenée, 1852 | Ragweed flower moth | Ambrosia | ||
| Schinia roseitincta Harvey, 1875 | ||||
| Schinia rufipenna Hardwick, 1983 | Pityopsis graminifolia | |||
| Schinia rufocostulata Pogue & Harp, 2005[21] | ||||
| Schinia sanguinea Geyer, 1832 | Bleeding flower moth | Schinia gloriosa Strecker, 1878; Schinia terrifica Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 | Liatris | |
| Schinia sanrafaeli Opler, 2004 | ||||
| Schinia saturata Grote, 1874 | Brown flower moth[22] | Heterotheca subaxillaris, Pityopsis graminifolia | ||
| Schinia scarletina Smith, 1900 | Stephanomeria | |||
| Schinia scissa Grote, 1876 | ||||
| Schinia scissoides Benjamin, 1936 | Divided flower moth[23] | |||
| Schinia scutosa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | Spotted clover | |||
| Schinia septentrionalis Walker, 1858 | Northern flower moth | Aster | ||
| Schinia sexata Smith, 1906 | Erigeron glabellus | |||
| Schinia sexplagiata Smith, 1891 | Ambrosia psilostachya | |||
| Schinia simplex Smith, 1891 | Ipomoea leptophylla | |||
| Schinia siren Strecker, 1876 | Aluring schinia moth | Schinia inclara Strecker, 1876 | Verbesina encelioides | |
| Schinia snowi (Grote, 1875) | ||||
| Schinia sordida Smith, 1883 | Sordid flower moth | Schinia approximata Strecker, 1898; Schinia ar Strecker, 1898; Schinia labe Strecker, 1898 | Pityopsis pinifolia | |
| Schinia spinosae Guenée, 1852 | Spinose flower moth | Pityopsis falcata | ||
| Schinia subspinosae Hardwick 1996 | ||||
| Schinia sueta Grote, 1873 | Lupinus | |||
| Schinia tertia Grote, 1874 | Tamila tertia Grote, 1874 | Ericameria, Isocoma pluriflora, Liatris | ||
| Schinia thoreaui Grote & Robinson, 1870 | Thoreau's flower moth[24] | Ambrosia | ||
| Schinia tobia Smith, 1906 | Dicoria canescens | |||
| Schinia trifascia Hübner, 1818 | Three-lined flower moth[25] | Brickellia, Eupatorium, Liatris | ||
| Schinia tuberculum Hübner, 1827-31 | Pityopsis graminifolia | |||
| Schinia ultima Strecker, 1876 | ||||
| Schinia unimacula Smith, 1891 | Rabbitbush flower moth[26] | Ericameria, Haplopappus | ||
| Schinia vacciniae H. Edwards, 1875 | ||||
| Schinia varix Knudson, Bordelon & Pogue, 2003[27] | Gaillardia | |||
| Schinia velaris Grote, 1878 | Lepidospartum squamatum | |||
| Schinia verna Hardwick, 1983 | Verna's flower moth | Antennaria | ||
| Schinia villosa Grote, 1864 | Little dark gem[28] | Aster, Erigeron, Eucephalus ledophyllus | ||
| Schinia volupia Fitch, 1868 | Painted schinia moth | Gaillardia pulchella | ||
| Schinia walsinghami H. Edwards, 1881 | Schinia balba Grote, 1881 | Chrysothamnus, Ericameria | ||
| Schinia zuni McElvare, 1950 |