''Schinia'', commonly called flower moths, is a large

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s belonging to the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...

. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range and larval food plant.

Species and food plants

Unpublished species

*''Schinia'' ''avemensis''''Schinia'' n. sp. nr. ''avemensis''
at Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved on 2009-12-17.

References

{{Authority control Noctuoidea genera Insects described in 1823