species 43 observations

Spotted Clover Moth

Protoschinia nuchalis

Field notes

Schinia nuchalis, the spotted sage moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is found from the Great Plains and Great Basin, from southern Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia south to northern Arizona. The Eurasian Schinia scutosa is no longer considered a synonym of Schinia nuchalis.

The wingspan is 31–32 mm. Adults are on wing in July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Artemisia dracunculus, Artemisia campestris and possibly other sages.

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United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided