Claim: Schinia suetus(Augustus Radcliffe Grote, 1873) is a flower moth of the family Noctuidae, order Lepidoptera of the class Insecta that is found in the mountains of western North America, from southern Alberta west to British Columbia, south at least to Colorado and California, east to Idaho and New Mexico
Evidence: Schinia suetus is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. Noctuidae Family: Lepidoptera Order: Insecta Class: It is widespread in the mountains of western North America, from southern Alberta west to British Columbia, south at least to Colorado and California, east to Idaho and New Mexico. Both types of Lepidoptera are thought to have evolved along with flowering plants, mainly because most modern species feed on flowering plants, both as adults and larvae.