Schinia gracilenta

Schinia gracilenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Schinia
Species:	S. gracilenta
Binomial name
Schinia gracilenta Hübner, 1818
Synonyms
Schinia bifascia Hübner, 1818 Heliothis imperspicua Strecker, 1876 Anthophila divergens Walker, 1858 Schinia digitalis Smith, 1891

The Slender Flower Moth or Iva Flower Moth (Schinia gracilenta) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New York to Florida and Nebraska to Arizona.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Brickellia eupatorioides, Iva annua, Ambrosia trifida and Eupatorium purpureum.

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