Species Details
Schinia florida
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Common NamePrimrose Moth
SeasonalityAdults are on the wing in July in Alberta.
IdentificationThis strikingly beautiful moth cannot be mistaken. The combination of pink forewing with a broad yellow terminal band, a yellow thorax and abdomen, and immaculate shining white hindwing is unique among our moths. Wingspan (2.8 -3.5 cm.). Both sexes are similar.
Scientific Name
Schinia florida
Common Name
Primrose Moth
Habitat
Open areas, clearings and edges with light soils. Associated with the host plant, evening primrose.
Seasonality
Adults are on the wing in July in Alberta.
Identification
This strikingly beautiful moth cannot be mistaken. The combination of pink forewing with a broad yellow terminal band, a yellow thorax and abdomen, and immaculate shining white hindwing is unique among our moths. …
This strikingly beautiful moth cannot be mistaken. The combination of pink forewing with a broad yellow terminal band, a yellow thorax and abdomen, and immaculate shining white hindwing is unique among our moths. Wingspan (2.8 -3.5 cm.). Both sexes are similar.
Life History
Adults are nocturnal and come to lights. During the day they may be found resting on the flower stalks of the host, or occasionally inside the closed flower. Eggs are laid on the flower buds, and the larvae consume…
Adults are nocturnal and come to lights. During the day they may be found resting on the flower stalks of the host, or occasionally inside the closed flower. Eggs are laid on the flower buds, and the larvae consume the buds rather than the foliage.
Conservation
No concerns. Uncommon and local
Diet Info
No Alberta data. Elsewhere species of Evening Primrose (Oenothera sp.), also reported on Gaura.
Range
Nova Scotia west to central Alberta, south to North Carolina in the east and California in the west. In Alberta it has been found north to the Edmonton-Redwater region.
Citation
Page Citation for Schinia florida
Page Citation
"Species Details - Schinia florida, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-281. Accessed 02 May. 2024.
References
Author
Hardwick, D. F.
Title
A monograph to the North American Heliothentinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
Publication Date
1996
Pages
281
Author
Hardwick, D. J.
Title
The life history of Schinia florida (Noctuidae).
Publication Date
1970
Series Title
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society
Volume
24
Pages
282-289
Specimen Information
There are 28 specimens of this Species.
UASM139265 - Schinia florida
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Ontario, Port Colborne
Collected ByDeGryse, J. J.
Date Collected1933-07-16
UASM139268 - Schinia florida
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Saskatchewan, Crooked Lake
Collected ByAnweiler, G.
Date Collected1997-07-03
UASM139269 - Schinia florida
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Scandia
Collected ByVirostek, J. F.
Date Collected1956-07-10
UASM139270 - Schinia florida
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Chauvin
Collected BySchmidt, C.
Date Collected2004-07-25
UASM139271 - Schinia florida
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Chauvin
Collected BySchmidt, C.
Date Collected2004-07-25
USNMENT00157437 - Schinia florida
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oklahoma, Caddo county, Binger
Collected ByHarp, C.
Date Collected2002-06-19
USNMENT00159784 - Schinia florida
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Nebraska, McPherson county, Tryon
Collected ByHarp, C.
Date Collected2003-07-10