Bug FAQJaguar Flower Moth
Schinia jaguarina · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
The jaguar flower moth has a wingspan of about 30 mm. It lives across the Great Plains of North America from Canada down to Texas, east to Florida, west to Arizona, and reaches Mexico City. Adults are on the wing in June and July.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is about 30 mm.
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Where it lives
Found on the Great Plains of North America, from Saskatchewan and Alberta south to Texas, east to Florida, and west to Arizona.
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What it eats
Larvae feed on plants such as Baptisia, Pediomelum rhombifolium, Psoralidium tenuiflorum and Trifolium.
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When you see it
Adults fly from June through July.
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Where it comes from
Native to the Great Plains region of North America, extending into Mexico as far south as Mexico City.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 17 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Montana, Kansas, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schinia_jaguarina
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