Species Details
Schinia meadi
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Common NameMead's Flower Moth
SeasonalityAdults are on the wing late June and July.
IdentificationA small (2.4 cm. wingspan) moth with a mottled olive-green and white forewing with a checkered fringe. The hindwing is black with a large black discal crescent in a wide white median band and with a wide white fringe. The olive green color will separate meadi from the other Flower Moths.
Scientific Name
Schinia meadi
Common Name
Mead's Flower Moth
Habitat
Dry native prairie grasslands.
Seasonality
Adults are on the wing late June and July.
Identification
A small (2.4 cm. wingspan) moth with a mottled olive-green and white forewing with a checkered fringe. The hindwing is black with a large black discal crescent in a wide white median band and with a wide white fringe.…
A small (2.4 cm. wingspan) moth with a mottled olive-green and white forewing with a checkered fringe. The hindwing is black with a large black discal crescent in a wide white median band and with a wide white fringe. The olive green color will separate meadi from the other Flower Moths.
Life History
Mead's Flower Moth appears to be mainly nocturnal and comes to light, although an occasional specimen has also been found actively nectaring during the afternoon. Little additional information is available for this…
Mead's Flower Moth appears to be mainly nocturnal and comes to light, although an occasional specimen has also been found actively nectaring during the afternoon. Little additional information is available for this pretty little moth, and the early stages are unknown.
Conservation
No concerns.
Diet Info
The only data are from a museum specimen from Colorado (?) labeled as reared from Scurf Pea (Psoralea sp.) (C. Harp, in lit.).
Range
South central Saskatchewan and central Alberta west to south central Washington, south to Arizona and New Mexico. In Alberta, reported north to Edmonton.
Citation
Page Citation for Schinia meadi
Page Citation
"Species Details - Schinia meadi, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-285. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
References
Author
Hardwick, D. F.
Title
A monograph to the North American Heliothentinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
Publication Date
1996
Pages
281
Specimen Information
There are 89 specimens of this Species.
UASM139428 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Nevada, Humboldt county, Winnemucca
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Crabo
Date Collected2002-06-06
UASM139429 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Nevada, Humboldt county, Winnemucca
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Crabo
Date Collected2002-06-06
UASM139430 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Nevada, Humboldt county, Winnemucca
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Crabo
Date Collected2002-06-06
UASM139431 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Grant county, Moses Lake
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-05-21
UASM139432 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Grant county, Moses Lake
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-05-21
UASM139433 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Grant county, Moses Lake
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-05-21
UASM139434 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Grant county, Moses Lake
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-05-21
UASM139435 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Grant county, Moses Lake
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-05-21
UASM139436 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Grant county, Moses Lake
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-05-21
UASM139437 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Grant county, Moses Lake
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-05-21
UASM139438 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Grant county, Moses Lake
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-05-21
UASM139439 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Grant county, Wanapum Dam
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1993-05-21
UASM139440 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Grant county, Wanapum Dam
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1993-07-31
UASM139441 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Grant county
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1997-08-05
UASM139442 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Grant county
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1997-08-05
UASM139443 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Grant county
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1997-08-05
UASM139444 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Grant county
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1997-08-05
UASM139445 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Grant county
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1997-08-05
UASM139446 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Grant county
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1997-08-05
UASM139447 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Vantage
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1998-05-16
UASM139448 - Schinia meadi
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Kittitas county, Vantage
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1998-05-16