Schinia mitis, the matutinal flower moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from central Florida, north to Georgia and west to eastern Texas.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Schinia |
| Species: | S. mitis
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| Binomial name | |
| Schinia mitis Grote, 1873
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Adults are on wing from April to June, but there are also records from September and November. It is a day flying moth, which is only active for a few hours in the morning, when the flowers of its host plant are open.
The larvae feed on Pyrrhopappus species.
External links
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- Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Biology and immature stages of Schinia mitis
- Adaptation of the Life History of Schinia mitis to its host plant Pyrrhopappus
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