Butterflies and Moths of North America

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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 25 - 48 of 189 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: dotunderscore
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 20, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 19, 2014
Submitted by: kennebunkking
Region: Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 09, 2021
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Observation date: Sep 06, 2020
Submitted by: CapeCod
Region: Lincoln County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 14, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 16, 2016
Submitted by: szorkot
Region: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 25, 2015
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Huron County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 05, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 03, 2019
Submitted by: pennywo
Region: Van Buren County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 02, 2021
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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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Observation date: Aug 04, 2020
Submitted by: Pjhf
Region: Allegan County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 01, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 31, 2016
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 09, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2011
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 09, 2021
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Observation date: Aug 14, 2019
Submitted by: killamfarm
Region: Windsor County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: Tom Clark
Verified date: Sep 03, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 21, 2020
Submitted by: Sbouboulis
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 23, 2020
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Observation date: Aug 02, 2020
Submitted by: GreenEyed28
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 18, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 30, 2020
Submitted by: gigirosie
Region: Columbia County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 02, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2020
Submitted by: kathlenn
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 21, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2020
Submitted by: kathlenn
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 21, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 16, 2020
Submitted by: CCushing
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 16, 2020
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Observation date: Jul 13, 2020
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 13, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 29, 2020
Submitted by: bluerider13
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 30, 2020
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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
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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
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Observation date: Aug 22, 2019
Submitted by: greyeggdoc
Region: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 23, 2019
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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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Observation date: Aug 19, 2019
Submitted by: woody meristem
Region: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 20, 2019
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