| Moths of North Dakota |
Noctuidae: Heliothentinae |
Schinia lucens (Morrison 1875)
| Common name: Leadplant flower moth.
Hodges #: 11174. Identification: Rfw 12.1 mm, fw carmine and irrorate with pale blue scales, transverse lines white, fringe of ground color and cut by white opposite veins, vf/hw with fuscous pm. and carmine st. areas, massive apical ‘claw’ on mesal side of pro-tibia. Similar species: 11175. Distribution: central and western U. S. and southern prairie provinces of Canada. Hosts: Larvae feed on Amorpha canescens Pursh– Leadplant.
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ND. Ransom Co., Sagvold allotment, Sheyenne Natl. grasslands. 19- VII- 1993, Hg/UV lt. coll D. Cuthrell
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