A new species of Schinia Hubner from the southeastern United States (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Heliothinae)

By

Pogue, Michael

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2010

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

52

Pages

57-64

Subjects

East Gulf Coastal Plain , Sand dunes , Southern Coastal Plain , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.52.476

 

Abstract

Schinia psamathea sp. n. is described from the southern coastal plain in Georgia and the East Gulf coastal plain in Florida and Alabama in habitats associated with sandy soil or dunes. Adult males and females and their genitalia are described and illustrated. Schinia psamathea is compared to Schinia saturata (Grote).