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 166 verified sightings
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
Observation date: Jul 13, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 13, 2020
Observation date: Jun 29, 2020
Submitted by: bluerider13
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 30, 2020
Observation date: Aug 07, 2015
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 15, 2020
Observation date: Oct 17, 2008
Submitted by: Mary Franceline...
Region: Ulster County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Apr 10, 2020
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
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