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Schinia, commonly called flower moths, is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range and larval food plant.
Verbascum blattaria, the moth mullein, [1] is a flowering biennial plant belonging to the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. A native of Eurasia and North Africa, it has naturalized in the United States and most of Canada since its introduction and has become an invasive species there. [ 2 ]
Phalaenopsis (/ ˌ f æ l ɪ ˈ n ɒ p s ɪ s /), also known as moth orchids, [2] is a genus of about seventy species of plants in the family Orchidaceae.Orchids in this genus are monopodial epiphytes or lithophytes with long, coarse roots, short, leafy stems and long-lasting, flat flowers arranged in a flowering stem that often branches near the end.
Scythrididae (flower moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The family is sometimes included in the Xyloryctidae as a subfamily Scythridinae, but the Xyloryctidae themselves have sometimes been included in the Oecophoridae as subfamily. Scythrididae adults are smallish to mid-sized moths, which when at rest appear ...
Schinia pulchripennis, or the common flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae that is distributed throughout North America, including California and Nevada. [1] Reproduction and development of the moth mainly occurs on Orthocarpus purascens of the plant family Orobanchaceae. This plant is also the larvae's food source. [2]
Phalaenopsis amabilis, commonly known as the moon orchid, moth orchid, [7] or mariposa orchid, [8] is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae. It is widely cultivated as a decorative houseplant .
Schinia arcigera, the arcigera flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Arizona and Idaho, north to Saskatchewan.
The spinose flower moth (Schinia spinosae) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, including New York and Maryland. The wingspan is about 22–24 mm. It uses Polygonella as a host plant, and seems to use Polygonella articulata across much of its northern range. [1]