Painted Schinia Moth

Schinia volupia · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae

Also called: Blanket Flower Moth, Gaillardia Moth, Painted Flower Moth

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Painted Schinia Moth
Photo: Morgan Hay, CC BY

The painted schinia moth has a wingspan of about 20 to 22 mm. Its caterpillars feed on the plant Gaillardia pulchella.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults measure 20 to 22 mm across the wings.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

Larvae eat the flowers of Gaillardia pulchella.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 8 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Utah, Mississippi.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Painted Schinia Moth photo 3
Photo: Meghan Cassidy, CC BY-SA
Painted Schinia Moth photo 4
Photo: Chet Burrier, CC BY
Painted Schinia Moth photo 5
Photo: Robert Webster, CC BY-SA
Painted Schinia Moth photo 6
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY

Questions people ask

How big is the painted schinia moth?

Its wingspan is roughly 20 to 22 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

What do the larvae eat?

The caterpillars feed on Gaillardia pulchella.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Noctuidae)

Ipsilon Dart MothIpsilon Dart MothAgrotis ipsilonDamages trees, gardens or cropsFall Armyworm MothFall Armyworm MothSpodoptera frugiperdaDamages trees, gardens or cropsArmy Cutworm MothArmy Cutworm MothEuxoa auxiliarisDamages trees, gardens or cropsLarge Yellow UnderwingLarge Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronubaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSilver ΥSilver ΥAutographa gammaAmerican DaggerAmerican DaggerAcronicta americanaCan irritate skin

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schinia_volupia

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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