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Schinia trifascia Hübner, 1818 - Three-lined Flower Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea		 Family:
Noctuidae		Subfamily:
Heliothinae		P3 Number:
932096		 MONA Number:
11149.00
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); Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Schinia trifasciaAlamance 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.
Immature 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: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Larvae feed species of Eupatorium and Eutrochium, including Tall Thoroughwort (Eupatorium altissimum), Yankeeweed (E. compositifolium), Common Boneset (E. perfoliatum), Late-flowering Thoroughwort (E. serotinum), Upland Boneset (E. sessilifolium), and Hollow Joe-pye-weed (Eutrochium fistulosum) (Tietz, 1972; Wagner et al., 2011). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Successional Fields and Forblands
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 SNR [S4S5]
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
Comments:

 Photo Gallery for Schinia trifascia - Three-lined Flower Moth

 57 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-26
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-20
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-09-20
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-09-19
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2025-09-16
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-09-05
Moore Co.
Comment:
Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-30
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger and Becky Elkin on 2025-08-30
Richmond Co.
Comment:
Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Allison Garton on 2025-08-05
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-10-04
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-09-14
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: David George on 2024-09-08
Durham Co.
Comment:
Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-10-08
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-30
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-29
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-16
Brunswick Co.
Comment:
Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-09-16
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2023-09-14
Durham Co.
Comment:
Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-09-04
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-09-09
Wake Co.
Comment:
Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-09-09
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-09-08
Wake Co.
Comment:
Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Dean Furbish on 2022-09-08
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2022-08-16
Durham Co.
Comment:
Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2021-10-03
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Morgan Freese on 2021-10-01
New Hanover Co.
Comment:
Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2021-09-28
Lenoir Co.
Comment: 		Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: R. Newman on 2021-09-24
Carteret Co.
Comment:
Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2021-09-20
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Schinia trifascia
Recorded by: J. A. Anderson on 2021-09-18
New Hanover Co.
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