MPG (species pages only) MPG (entire website) Entire Web

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Noctuidae 932119 – 11118   Schinia obscurata Strecker, 1898              Erigeron Flower Moth

Photographs are the copyrighted property of each photographer listed. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose.

© Tam Stuart Large Map & Chart Report Errors About Maps

Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae.  Host genera: Erigeron.  Host extended: tunnels into flower heads (Wagner et al 2011).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: obscurata Strecker, 1898 (Schinia) - MONA 1983: 11118 ssp. a. obscurata Strecker, 1898 (Schinia) ssp. b. tanena Strecker, 1898 (Schinia) - MONA 1983: [11119] Taxonomic Notes: Schinia obscurata: Includes as a subspecies Schinia tanena [11119].

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

© Janice Stiefel © Tam Stuart © Ken Childs

18mm – © Jim Vargo

Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone