Schinia walsinghami

Schinia walsinghami
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species: S. walsinghami
Binomial name
Schinia walsinghami
H. Edwards, 1881
Synonyms
  • Schinia balba Grote, 1881
  • Schinia brucei Smith, 1891

Schinia walsinghami is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from British Columbia south to California.

The wingspan is about 24 mm. Adults fly in late summer.

The larvae feed on Chrysothamnus and Ericameria species.


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