Bug FAQSlender Flower Moth
Schinia gracilenta · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
The moth’s wingspan is roughly 28 mm. It lives across the United States from New York to Florida and from Nebraska to Arizona. Its larvae eat Iva species and possibly Brickellia eupatorioides, and it has one generation per year.
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Size
The adult’s wings measure about 28 mm across.
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Where it lives
You’ll find this moth across the United States from New York down to Florida and westward to Nebraska and Arizona.
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What it eats
The caterpillars feed on plants in the Iva genus and may also use Brickellia eupatorioides as a host.
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Life cycle
It produces a single generation each year.
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Where it comes from
Its range includes those same states, showing it is native to much of the U.S.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 25 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Alabama, New York.
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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Questions people ask
What plants do the caterpillars eat?
The larvae feed on Iva species and possibly on Brickellia eupatorioides.
Source: Wikipedia
Where is the slender flower moth found?
It occurs from New York to Florida and from Nebraska to Arizona in the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Noctuidae)
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schinia_gracilenta
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