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Schizura badia

930099.00 — 8006 — Schizura badia (Packard, 1864) — Chestnut Schizura

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
Viburnum dentatum

Viburnum

Life History

Bivoltine on Block Island, with the second generation possibly only partial. iNaturalist data show that the species is univoltine in mainland southern New England, with abundance peaking in July, and bivoltine in Maryland with flight peaks in June and August.

References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Miller, J.S., D.L. Wagner, P.A. Opler & J.D. Lafontaine, 2021. Noctuoidea, Notodontidae (Part 2, Conclusion): Heterocampinae, Nystaleinae, Dioptinae, Dicranurinae. The Moths of America north of Mexico, Fascicle 22.1B: 129; pl. A-17, figs. 3, 4; pl. 57, fig. 5 (♂ gen.); pl. 72, fig. 5 (♂ sternum 8); pl. 85, fig. 6 (♀ gen.); pl. L-17, figs. 3, 4 (larva). - order
  • Species Page at BugGuide

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Schizura badia

    Abundance data late May to early October