Schinia rivulosa, the ragweed flower moth, is a moth in the family Noctuidae, first described by Achille Guenee in 1852. It is found across a wide range of North America, from Quebec to Florida and west to Arizona, Oregon, and North Dakota. It flies in a single generation each year, from July through October depending on location, with a wingspan of 25 to 31 millimeters, and its larvae feed on ragweed plants in the genus Ambrosia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Schinia rivulosa (Wikipedia)
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