# Schinia

Schinia, commonly called flower moths, is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. 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

| Scientific name | Common name | Synonyms | Larval food plant |
| Schinia accessa Smith, 1906 | | | Artemisia |
| Schinia acutilinea (Grote, 1878) | Angled gem, acute-lined flower moth | Schinia separata Grote, 1879, Schinia velutina Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 | |
| Schinia aetheria Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 | | | |
| Schinia albafascia Smith, 1883 | | | |
| Schinia alencis Harvey, 1875 | | | |
| Schinia amaryllis Smith, 1891 | | Heliophana amaryllis | Ambrosia |
| Schinia angulilinea Hardwick, 1996 | | Schinia arizonensis | |
| Schinia antonio Smith, 1906 | | | Aphanostephus |
| Schinia arcigera Guenée, 1852 | Arcigera flower moth | Schinia arcifera; Schinia spraguei; Schinia limbalis | Aster, Chloracantha spinosa, Psilactis tenuis |
| Schinia arefacta H. Edwards, 1884 | Arefacta flower moth | | |
| Schinia argentifascia Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 | | | Ericameria |
| Schinia aurantiaca H. Edwards, 1881 | | Annaphila aurantiaca H. Edwards, 1881, Schinia californica (Hampson, 1903), Pyrocleptria californica Hampson, 1903 | Eriastrum sapphirinum, Gilia |
| Schinia avemensis Dyar, 1904 | Gold-edged gem | | Helianthus petiolaris |
| Schinia bicuspida Smith, 1891 | | | Isocoma drummondii, Machaeranthera annua |
| Schinia biforma Smith, 1906 | | | Amblyolepis setigera |
| Schinia bimatris (Harvey, 1875) | White flower moth | Pippona bimatris Harvey, 1875, Lygranthoecia bimatris (Harvey, 1875) | |
| Schinia bina Guenée, 1852 | Bina flower moth | | Chloracantha spinosa, Gaillardia pulchella, Tetraneuris linearifolia, Verbesina encelioides |
| Schinia biundulata Smith, 1891 | | | Gilia cana |
| Schinia brunnea Barnes & McDunnough, 1913 | | | |
| Schinia buta Smith, 1907 | | | Brickellia californica |
| Schinia cardui (Hübner, 1790) | | | Picris hieracioides |
| Schinia carrizoensis Osborne, 2010 | Carrizo flower moth | | |
| Schinia carminatra Smith, 1903 | | | |
| Schinia carmosina Neumoegen, 1883 | Maroon-washed flower moth | | Carphephorus corymbosus, Garberia heterophylla |
| Schinia carolinensis Barnes & McDunnough, 1911 | | | |
| Schinia chilensis (Hampson, 1903) | | Chloridea chilensis Hampson, 1903 | |
| Schinia chryselloides Pogue & Harp, 2005 | | | |
| Schinia chrysella Grote, 1874 | | Schinia lanul Strecker, [1878] | Amphiachyris dracunculoides |
| Schinia ciliata Smith, 1900 | | | Gutierrezia sarothrae |
| Schinia citrinella Grote & Robinson, 1870 | | | Croton |
| Schinia coercita Grote, 1881 | | Schinia alensa Smith, 1906 | |
| Schinia cognata (Freyer, 1833) | | | Chondrilla juncea |
| Schinia crenilinea Smith, 1891 | Creniline flower moth | | |
| Schinia crotchii (H. Edwards, 1875) | | | |
| Schinia cumatilis Grote, 1865 | Silver-banded gem | | Artemisia frigida |
| Schinia cupes Grote, 1875 | | Schinia crotchii H. Edwards, 1875; Schinia navarra; Trichosellus cupes | Camissonia claviformis, Castilleja exserta |
| Schinia deserticola Barnes & McDunnough, 1916 | | | Camissonia claviformis |
| Schinia diffusa Smith, 1891 | | Schinia neglecta Strecker, 1898 | Machaeranthera annua |
| Schinia dobla Smith, 1906 | | | Ambrosia dumosa |
| Schinia edwardsii Smith, 1906 | | | |
| Schinia erosa Smith, 1906 | | | Isocoma acradenia |
| Schinia errans Smith, 1883 | | Lygranthoecia errans | Machaeranthera tanacetifolia |
| Schinia erythrias Pogue, 2006 | | Schinia pulchra | |
| Schinia felicitata Smith, 1894 | | | Oenothera deltoides |
| Schinia ferrisi Pogue & Harp, new species | | | |
| Schinia florida Guenée, 1852 | Primrose moth | | Oenothera |
| Schinia fulleri McElvare, 1961 | Fuller's flower moth | | Balduina angustifolia |
| Schinia gabrielae Badilla & Angulo, 1998 | | | |
| Schinia gaurae J. E. Smith, 1797 | Clouded crimson | | Gaura |
| Schinia gracilenta Hübner, 1818 | Slender flower moth | Schinia bifascia Hübner, 1818 | Brickellia eupatorioides, Iva annua, Ambrosia trifida, Eupatorium purpureum |
| Schinia grandimedia Hardwick 1996 | Rockies boneset flower moth | | |
| Schinia graefiana Tepper, 1882 | | Heliothis graefiana; Schinia triolata | Chaenactis |
| Schinia hanga Strecker, 1898 | | | |
| Schinia hardwickorum Opler 2004 | | | |
| Schinia honesta Grote, 1881 | Black-spotted gem | | |
| Schinia hulstia Tepper, 1883 | Hulst flower moth | Schinia tenuescens Grote, 1883 | |
| Schinia illustra Smith, 1906 | | | |
| Schinia immaculata Pogue, 2004 | | | |
| Schinia imperialis (Staudinger, 1871) | | | Cephalaria procera |
| Schinia indiana Smith, 1908 | Phlox moth | | Phlox pilosa |
| Schinia intermontana Hardwick, 1958 | | | Erigeron |
| Schinia intrabilis Smith, 1893 | | | Pluchea sericea |
| Schinia jaegeri G. H. Sperry, 1940 | | | Xylorhiza |
| Schinia jaguarina Guenée, 1852 | Jaguar flower moth | Schinia demaculata | Baptisia, Pediomelum rhombifolium, Psoralidium tenuiflorum, Trifolium |
| Schinia ligeae Smith, 1893 | | | Machaeranthera canescens, Xylorhiza tortifolia |
| Schinia lucens Morrison, 1875 | Leadplant flower moth, false indigo flower moth | | Amorpha |
| Schinia luxa Grote, 1881 | | Bessula luxa Grote, 1881 | |
| Schinia lynda Troubridge, 2002 | | | |
| Schinia lynx Guenée, 1852 | Lynx flower moth | | Erigeron, Heterotheca subaxillaris |
| Schinia mcfarlandi Opler, 2004 | | | |
| Schinia macneilli Hardwick 1996 | | | |
| Schinia maculata Pogue, 2004 | | Schinia blanca | |
| Schinia masoni Smith, 1896 | Blanket flower moth | Schinia aden Strecker, 1898 | Gaillardia aristata |
| Schinia meadi Grote, 1873 | Mead's flower moth | | |
| Schinia mexicana Hampson, 1903 | | Adonisea mexicana; Eupanychis mexicana | |
| Schinia miniana (Grote, 1881) | Desert-marigold moth | Schinia pallicincta Smith, 1906 | Baileya |
| Schinia mitis Grote, 1873 | Matutinal flower moth | | Pyrrhopappus |
| Schinia mortua Grote, 1865 | | | Grindelia, Haplopappus |
| Schinia niveicosta Smith, 1906 | | | Palafoxia linearis |
| Schinia nubila Strecker, 1876 | Camphorweed flower moth, brown flower moth | Schinia dolosa Strecker, 1898; Schinia lora Strecker, 1898 | Heterotheca subaxillaris, Solidago |
| Schinia nuchalis Grote, 1878 | | | |
| Schinia nundina Drury, [1773] | Goldenrod flower moth | | Aster, Solidago |
| Schinia obliqua Smith, 1883 | | | |
| Schinia obscurata Strecker, 1898 | Obscure schinia moth | Schinia tanena Strecker, 1898 | Erigeron |
| Schinia oculata Smith, 1900 | | Schinia macroptica | Baccharis sarothroides |
| Schinia oleagina Morrison, 1875 | | Schinia sara Smith, 1907; Schinia baueri McElvare, 1951; Schinia ernesta Smith, 1907 | Brickellia |
| Schinia oliva (Martyn, 1797) | | | |
| Schinia olivacea Smith, 1906 | | | Hermannia texana, Sphaeralcea lindheimeri |
| Schinia parmeliana H. Edwards, 1882 | | | |
| Schinia perminuta H. Edwards, 1881 | Western small flower moth | Schinia dubitans; Pseudotamila perminuta | |
| Schinia persimilis Grote, 1873 | Persimilis flower moth | | |
| Schinia petulans H. Edwards, 1884 | Impatient flower moth | | Chrysopsis subulata |
| Schinia poguei Metzler & Forbes, 2011 | | | |
| Schinia psamathea Pogue, 2010 | | | |
| Schinia pulchripennis Grote, 1874 | Common flower moth | | Castilleja exserta |
| Schinia purpurascens (Tauscher, 1809) | | | |
| Schinia regia Strecker, 1876 | | | Vernonia texana |
| Schinia regina Pogue & Harp, 2003 | Reginia primrose moth | | |
| Schinia reniformis Smith, 1900 | | | |
| Schinia rivulosa Guenée, 1852 | Ragweed flower moth | | Ambrosia |
| Schinia roseitincta Harvey, 1875 | | | |
| Schinia rufipenna Hardwick, 1983 | | | Pityopsis graminifolia |
| Schinia rufocostulata Pogue & Harp, 2005 | | | |
| Schinia sanguinea Geyer, 1832 | Bleeding flower moth | Schinia gloriosa Strecker, 1878; Schinia terrifica Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 | Liatris |
| Schinia sanrafaeli Opler, 2004 | | | |
| Schinia saturata Grote, 1874 | Brown flower moth | | Heterotheca subaxillaris, Pityopsis graminifolia |
| Schinia scarletina Smith, 1900 | | | Stephanomeria |
| Schinia scissa Grote, 1876 | | | |
| Schinia scissoides Benjamin, 1936 | Divided flower moth | | |
| Schinia scutosa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | Spotted clover | | |
| Schinia septentrionalis Walker, 1858 | Northern flower moth | | Aster |
| Schinia sexata Smith, 1906 | | | Erigeron glabellus |
| Schinia sexplagiata Smith, 1891 | | | Ambrosia psilostachya |
| Schinia simplex Smith, 1891 | | | Ipomoea leptophylla |
| Schinia siren Strecker, 1876 | Aluring schinia moth | Schinia inclara Strecker, 1876 | Verbesina encelioides |
| Schinia snowi (Grote, 1875) | | | |
| Schinia sordida Smith, 1883 | Sordid flower moth | Schinia approximata Strecker, 1898; Schinia ar Strecker, 1898; Schinia labe Strecker, 1898 | Pityopsis pinifolia |
| Schinia spinosae Guenée, 1852 | Spinose flower moth | | Pityopsis falcata |
| Schinia subspinosae Hardwick 1996 | | | |
| Schinia sueta Grote, 1873 | | | Lupinus |
| Schinia tertia Grote, 1874 | | Tamila tertia Grote, 1874 | Ericameria, Isocoma pluriflora, Liatris |
| Schinia thoreaui Grote & Robinson, 1870 | Thoreau's flower moth | | Ambrosia |
| Schinia tobia Smith, 1906 | | | Dicoria canescens |
| Schinia trifascia Hübner, 1818 | Three-lined flower moth | | Brickellia, Eupatorium, Liatris |
| Schinia tuberculum Hübner, 1827-31 | | | Pityopsis graminifolia |
| Schinia ultima Strecker, 1876 | | | |
| Schinia unimacula Smith, 1891 | Rabbitbush flower moth | | Ericameria, Haplopappus |
| Schinia vacciniae H. Edwards, 1875 | | | |
| Schinia varix Knudson, Bordelon & Pogue, 2003 | | | Gaillardia |
| Schinia velaris Grote, 1878 | | | Lepidospartum squamatum |
| Schinia verna Hardwick, 1983 | Verna's flower moth | | Antennaria |
| Schinia villosa Grote, 1864 | Little dark gem | | Aster, Erigeron, Eucephalus ledophyllus |
| Schinia volupia Fitch, 1868 | Painted schinia moth | | Gaillardia pulchella |
| Schinia walsinghami H. Edwards, 1881 | | Schinia balba Grote, 1881 | Chrysothamnus, Ericameria |
| Schinia zuni McElvare, 1950 | | | |

## Unpublished species

* Schinia n. sp. nr. avemensis