Primrose Moth
Schinia florida (Guenée, 1852)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Heliothentinae
Identification: Forewing bright pink, with yellow in lower basal area and beyond st. line. Median area may have yellow tinting, with pink reniform spot and st. line distinct. Hindwing white.
Wing Span: 2.7-3.6 cm.
Life History:
Flight: July-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Biennial guara and other species of evening-primrose.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Nova Scotia to northern Florida, and west.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 172 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 30, 2021
Submitted by: ReginaS
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 30, 2021
Observation date: Jun 22, 2021
Submitted by: Meb
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 26, 2021
Observation date: Jul 26, 2021
Submitted by: Skyerider
Region: Knox County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 26, 2021
Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
Submitted by: Alysa Beirnes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 20, 2021
Observation date: Jul 17, 2021
Submitted by: Alysa Beirnes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 20, 2021
Observation date: Jul 10, 2021
Submitted by: Gwyngilia
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 11, 2021
Observation date: Aug 03, 2019
Submitted by: Andrec
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 21, 2021
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: dotunderscore
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 20, 2021
Observation date: Jul 19, 2014
Submitted by: kennebunkking
Region: Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 09, 2021
Observation date: Sep 06, 2020
Submitted by: CapeCod
Region: Lincoln County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 14, 2021
Observation date: Jul 16, 2016
Submitted by: szorkot
Region: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
Observation date: Jul 25, 2015
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Huron County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 05, 2021
Observation date: Aug 03, 2019
Submitted by: pennywo
Region: Van Buren County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 02, 2021
Observation date: Jul 06, 2020
Submitted by: Kim Joki
Region: Marquette County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 01, 2021
Observation date: Aug 04, 2020
Submitted by: Pjhf
Region: Allegan County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 01, 2021
Observation date: Aug 31, 2016
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 09, 2021
Observation date: Jul 21, 2011
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 09, 2021
Observation date: Aug 14, 2019
Submitted by: killamfarm
Region: Windsor County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Tom Clark
Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
Observation date: Aug 21, 2020
Submitted by: Sbouboulis
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 23, 2020
Observation date: Aug 02, 2020
Submitted by: GreenEyed28
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 18, 2020
Observation date: Jul 30, 2020
Submitted by: gigirosie
Region: Columbia County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 02, 2020
Observation date: Jul 21, 2020
Submitted by: kathlenn
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 21, 2020
Observation date: Jul 21, 2020
Submitted by: kathlenn
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 21, 2020
Observation date: Jul 16, 2020
Submitted by: CCushing
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 16, 2020
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