Species Details
Schinia nuchalis
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Common NameSpotted Clover Moth
SeasonalityThe Alberta record is for an adult on the wing in July.
IdentificationA medium to small (3.1-3.2 cm wingspan) dirty white moth with a "busy" overlaid brown pattern. The forewing costa, subterminal and terminal areas brown, with large brown orbicular, reniform and claviform spots. The veins are faintly marked with paler scales, giving it a streaky appearance. The hindwing has a prominent discal mark, a thin brown postmedian band followed by a wider brown median band containing two large pale spots, faintly divided into several smaller spots by the dark scales of the veins. Unlikely to be mistaken for any other Alberta Flower Moths.
Scientific Name
Schinia nuchalis
Common Name
Spotted Clover Moth
Habitat
Native prairie grasslands.
Seasonality
The Alberta record is for an adult on the wing in July.
Identification
A medium to small (3.1-3.2 cm wingspan) dirty white moth with a "busy" overlaid brown pattern. The forewing costa, subterminal and terminal areas brown, with large brown orbicular, reniform and claviform spots. The…
A medium to small (3.1-3.2 cm wingspan) dirty white moth with a "busy" overlaid brown pattern. The forewing costa, subterminal and terminal areas brown, with large brown orbicular, reniform and claviform spots. The veins are faintly marked with paler scales, giving it a streaky appearance. The hindwing has a prominent discal mark, a thin brown postmedian band followed by a wider brown median band containing two large pale spots, faintly divided into several smaller spots by the dark scales of the veins. Unlikely to be mistaken for any other Alberta Flower Moths.
Life History
No information available.
Conservation
No obvious concern, but very little data available. Alberta is at the northern extreme of the range.
Diet Info
None for Alberta; elsewhere it has been reared from larvae on Artemesia dracunculus.
Range
The Great Plains and Great Basin, from southern Saskatchewan, Alberta and BC south to northern Arizona. It reaches it's northern limit in southern Alberta (Lethbridge).
Citation
Page Citation for Schinia nuchalis
Page Citation
"Species Details - Schinia nuchalis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-286. Accessed 20 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 30 specimens of this Species.
UASM139514 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Colorado, Elbert county, Elizabeth
Collected ByHarp, C.
Date Collected2002-06-30
UASM139515 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Baker county, Brownlee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-06-12
UASM139516 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Baker county, Brownlee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-06-12
UASM139517 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Baker county, Brownlee
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-06-12
UASM139518 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Okanogan county, Davis Canyon
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Crabo
Date Collected1993-08-14
UASM139519 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Okanogan county, Davis Canyon
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Crabo
Date Collected1993-08-14
UASM139520 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Okanogan county, Davis Canyon
Collected ByCrabo, A.; Crabo, L.; Troubridge, J.; Troubridge, L.
Date Collected1993-08-14
UASM139521 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Okanogan county, Davis Canyon
Collected ByCrabo, A.; Crabo, L.; Troubridge, J.; Troubridge, L.
Date Collected1993-08-14
UASM139522 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Seton Lake
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1996-06-13
UASM139523 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Okanagan Falls
Collected ByTroubridge, J.; Gardiner
Date Collected1992-05-10/1992-05-16
UASM139524 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Douglas county, Bridgeport
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1996-06-15
UASM139525 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Douglas county, Bridgeport
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected2001-06-08
UASM139526 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Mount Kobau
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1998-07-17
UASM139527 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Mount Kobau
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1998-07-17
UASM139528 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Douglas county, Bridgeport
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1998-06-19
UASM139529 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Douglas county, Bridgeport
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1996-07-12
UASM139530 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Douglas county, Bridgeport
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1996-07-12
UASM139531 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Douglas county, Bridgeport
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1998-06-19
UASM139532 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Douglas county, Bridgeport
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1998-06-19
UASM139533 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Douglas county, Bridgeport
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1998-06-19
UASM139534 - Schinia nuchalis
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Douglas county, Bridgeport
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected2001-06-08