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
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 144 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 22, 2019
Submitted by: greyeggdoc
Region: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 23, 2019
Observation date: Aug 12, 2013
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Jasper County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Aug 21, 2019
Observation date: Aug 19, 2019
Submitted by: woody meristem
Region: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 20, 2019
Observation date: Aug 12, 2019
Submitted by: ydlrun
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 14, 2019
Observation date: Aug 13, 2019
Submitted by: Lisap145
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 14, 2019
Observation date: Aug 07, 2019
Submitted by: dphipps
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 08, 2019
Observation date: Aug 05, 2019
Submitted by: rafi2000
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 07, 2019
Observation date: Aug 01, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 02, 2019
Observation date: Jul 30, 2019
Submitted by: ellenjones6
Region: Franklin County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 31, 2019
Observation date: Jul 22, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 24, 2019
Observation date: Jul 26, 2018
Submitted by: devjohnstone
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 29, 2018
Observation date: Aug 03, 2018
Submitted by: jollygoodyellow
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 27, 2018
Observation date: Aug 20, 2018
Submitted by: ReginaS
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 21, 2018
Observation date: Aug 01, 2018
Submitted by: Tony DeSantis
Region: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 03, 2018
Observation date: Jul 27, 2018
Submitted by: ReginaS
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 03, 2018
Observation date: Jul 31, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 02, 2018
Observation date: Jul 22, 2018
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 23, 2018
Observation date: Aug 17, 2017
Submitted by: crx2aj3
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Nov 02, 2017
Observation date: Aug 14, 2017
Submitted by: asrobinson
Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 14, 2017
Observation date: Aug 14, 2017
Submitted by: asrobinson
Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 14, 2017
Observation date: Aug 11, 2017
Submitted by: Indigoptera
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 12, 2017
Observation date: Aug 06, 2017
Submitted by: rogerashton
Region: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 06, 2017
Observation date: Jul 28, 2017
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 28, 2017
Observation date: Jul 23, 2017
Submitted by: Nadine-BNJ
Region: Hamilton County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 25, 2017
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