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Schinia scarletina (J.B. Smith, 1900) |
Flower Moth |
MONA# 11096 |
Family: Noctuidae |
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ATTRIBUTES IN GENERAL |
Classification
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Arthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Lepidoptera
SUPERFAMILY: Noctuoidea
FAMILY: Noctuidae
SUBFAMILY: Heliothinae
Schinia scarletina
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General Species Description
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FIELD NOTES for Schinia scarletina : |
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| Habitat |
| Sand Dunes, Sonoran Desert |
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| Host Plant |
| Stephanomeria sp. (Wirelettuce) |
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| Collector(s) |
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Field Notes & Observations:
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adults found sitting on plant flower buds during day. Adult could be mistaken for a tiny butterfly when in flight and hovers around host. |
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Early instars can be found wandering on plant. |
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| Aditional Collections: |
Jacumba Mts., Imperial Co., CA, J. Bundy (spring 2008) |
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Kingman, Mohave Co., AZ, J. Bundy (spring 2010) |
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foothills of Huachuca Mts, Cochise Co., AZ, J. Bundy, David Wagner (summer 2011) |
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| Ecology Notes:
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| HABITAT |
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| Yuma, Yuma Co., AZ |
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| HOST |
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| Stephanomeria sp., Wire lettuce |
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REARING / LAB NOTES for Schinia scarletina: |
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| Voucher No. |
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| Food plant used |
Stephanomeria sp. (Wirelettuce) |
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| Number of days (1st-Ultimate instar) |
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| Number of days (prepupa) |
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| Number of days (pupa to eclosion) |
| - Yuma specimen pupation ( beginning 22April 2011), eclosion (beginning 9 May 2011) |
| - Kingman and north Yuma County specimens pupation began Fall 2011, eclosion began March 2012. |
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Morphology Notes:
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Behavior notes:
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| Larvae: |
| - 1st instar will feed within seed pod |
| - Larva curls backward and remains still when disturbed on host. |
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| Adult: |
| - Adult can inflate wings upright while sitting on desert floor: |
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| -observed differences is adult color when comparing wild adults collected in San Diego Co., CA and comparing to Arizona populations: |
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Parasitoids:
| Parasitoids (yes/no) |
no |
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none observed |
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Life History Images (use scroll button) |
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