Bug FAQHulst's Flower Moth
Schinia hulstia · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
The Hulst's Flower Moth has a wingspan of about 24 mm. It lives across the Great Plains of the United States, from North Dakota down to Texas. Its range also reaches eastward to Arkansas and westward to California.
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Size
Wingspan is roughly 24 mm.
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Where it lives
Found on the U.S. Great Plains, stretching from North Dakota to Texas.
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Where it comes from
Its distribution extends east to Arkansas and west to California.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 14 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Nebraska.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
Where is Hulst's Flower Moth found?
It occurs on the Great Plains of the United States, from North Dakota down to Texas, and reaches east to Arkansas and west to California.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schinia_hulstia
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