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Schinia saturata (Grote, 1874) - Brown Flower Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Heliothinae		P3 Number:
932135		 MONA Number:
11140.00
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 Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from photos showing hindwings, abdomen, or other specialized views [e.g., frons, palps, antennae, undersides].
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Schinia saturataAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: The majority of our records come from coastal dune habitats but with some also from the Fall-line Sandhills. These sites are almost entirely all dry, open, and sandy, which fits the distribution of Heterotheca subaxillaris and at least some populations of its other reported larval hosts.
Larval Host Plants: Reported hosts include Camphorweed (Heterotheca subaxillaris), Narrowleaf Silkgrass (Pityopsis graminifolia), and Tall Jointweed (Polygonella gracilis) (Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Dry-Xeric Sand Barrens and Glades
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S3S4]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Schinia saturata - Brown Flower Moth

Photos: 16
Schinia saturata
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-09-10
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Schinia saturata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-02
Richmond Co.
Comment:
Schinia saturata
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-09-18
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Schinia saturata
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-10-07
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Schinia saturata
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2023-09-18
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Schinia saturata
Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2023-08-08
Cabarrus Co.
Comment:
Schinia saturata
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-10-16
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Schinia saturata
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-10-06
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Schinia saturata
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2022-09-19
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Schinia saturata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-29
Moore Co.
Comment:
Schinia saturata
Recorded by: 7109 – Idaea celtima on 2022-08-28
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Schinia saturata
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-18
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Schinia saturata
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2021-08-09
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Schinia saturata
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2020-10-01
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Schinia saturata
Recorded by: Britta Muiznieks on 2013-10-01
Dare Co.
Comment: 		Schinia saturata
Recorded by: Paul Scharf on 2009-09-21
Carteret Co.
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