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 182 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 21, 2006
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 11, 2022
Observation date: Sep 06, 2017
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 12, 2022
Observation date: Aug 21, 2016
Submitted by: pcgorman
Region: Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Aug 12, 2021
Submitted by: ReginaS
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 12, 2021
Observation date: Aug 08, 2021
Submitted by: culgiati
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 09, 2021
Observation date: Aug 08, 2021
Submitted by: culgiati
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 09, 2021
Observation date: Aug 08, 2021
Submitted by: culgiati
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 09, 2021
Observation date: Aug 08, 2021
Submitted by: Don Marotte
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 08, 2021
Observation date: Aug 07, 2021
Submitted by: megafaunas
Region: Ada County, Idaho, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 07, 2021
Observation date: Aug 05, 2021
Submitted by: Bertee
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 05, 2021
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
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