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== {| class="wikitable" |- ! 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, 2004 || || || |- | 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 || || || |}