Schinia acutilinea

Schinia acutilinea
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Schinia
Species:	S. acutilinea
Binomial name
	Schinia acutilinea; (Grote, 1878)
Synonyms
	Schinia separata (Grote, 1879) ; Schinia velutina Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 ;

Schinia acutilinea, the angled gem or acute-lined flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is found in the dry southern portions of Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia,[1] south across the plains and Great Basin to southern Arizona and California.

Male specimen

The wingspan is 25–27 mm. Adults are on wing in August.

The larvae feed on Artemisia species, including Artemisia tridentata and Artemisia nova.

Schinia acutilinea was placed as a synonym of Schinia accessa by David F. Hardwick in 1996, but recent research by Michael G. Pogue indicates several species are included under this name.

References

Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN 978-954-642-909-4. ISSN 1312-0174. OL 32898597M. Wikidata Q97158808.

Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Schinia acutilinea". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

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[Pohl2018-1] Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN 978-954-642-909-4. ISSN 1312-0174. OL 32898597M. Wikidata Q97158808.