Schinia

Schinia
	Primrose moth (S. florida) on evening-primrose
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Heliothinae
Genus:	Schinia; Hübner, 1823
Synonyms
	Anthoecia Boisduval, 1840; Alaria Duncan & Westwood, 1841 (precocc.); Trypana Guenée, 1841; Oria Guenée, 1852 (preocc.); Rhodophora Guenée, 1852; Tamila Guenée, 1852; Euleucyptera Grote, 1865; Lygranthoecia Grote & Robinson, 1873; Tricopis Grote, 1874; Adonisea Grote, 1875; Heliophana Grote, 1875; Oxylos Grote, 1875; Pippona Harvey, 1875; Porrima Grote, 1877; Rhododipsa Grote, 1877; Bessula Grote, 1881; Dasyspoudaea Smith, 1883; Trileuca Grote, 1883; Pseudotamila Smith, 1893; Canidia Grote, 1890; Eupanychis Grote, 1890; Trichosellus Grote, 1890; Thyreion Smith, 1891; Incita Grote, 1895; Palada Smith, 1900; Chlorocleptria Hampson, 1903;

Schinia, commonly called flower moths, is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range and larval food plant.

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