Schinia tertia is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the western parts of the United States from Minnesota and Illinois to Texas, west to California, north to Idaho.
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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. tertia
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| Schinia tertia (Grote, 1874)
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The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October in two generations.
The larvae feed on Ericameria, Isocoma pluriflora and Liatris.
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