Moths of North Carolina
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3 NC Records

Schinia bina (Guenée, 1852) - Bina Flower Moth

Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: HeliothinaeP3 Number: 932150.00 MONA Number: 11105.00
Comments: One of 126 species in this genus that occur in North America (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010, 2011), the majority of which occur in the West; 25 have been recorded in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954); Hardwick (1996)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A medium-sized Flower Moth, shaded with olive on the thorax and terminal area of the forewing; often with rose or pink in the median area and darker purple in the basal area and on the head (not evident in our specimens). The antemedian is often white and dentate; the postmedian is similar but more weakly developed and sometimes bordered by a dark olive subterminal shade. The hindwings are black with two yellow spots; sometimes with a spot or bar on the margin. On the under-surface of the hindwing, the costa is light yellow but crossed by a rusty or rose postmedian band; the base may also be rusty (Forbes, 1954).
Wingspan: 25 mm (Forbes, 1954)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Apparently not described
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Scattered records exist from the Mountains to the Coastal Plain
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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