Genus of moths
| Schinia
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| Primrose moth (S. florida) on evening-primrose
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain:
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Eukaryota
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Class:
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Insecta
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| Order:
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Lepidoptera
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| Superfamily:
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Noctuoidea
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| Family:
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Noctuidae
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| Subfamily:
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Heliothinae
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| Genus:
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Schinia
Hübner, 1823
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| Synonyms
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- Anthoecia Boisduval, 1840
- Alaria Duncan & Westwood, 1841 (precocc.)
- Trypana Guenée, 1841
- Oria Guenée, 1852 (preocc.)
- Rhodophora Guenée, 1852
- Tamila Guenée, 1852
- Euleucyptera Grote, 1865
- Lygranthoecia Grote & Robinson, 1873
- Tricopis Grote, 1874
- Adonisea Grote, 1875
- Heliophana Grote, 1875
- Oxylos Grote, 1875
- Pippona Harvey, 1875
- Porrima Grote, 1877
- Rhododipsa Grote, 1877
- Bessula Grote, 1881
- Dasyspoudaea Smith, 1883
- Trileuca Grote, 1883
- Pseudotamila Smith, 1893
- Canidia Grote, 1890
- Eupanychis Grote, 1890
- Trichosellus Grote, 1890
- Thyreion Smith, 1891
- Incita Grote, 1895
- Palada Smith, 1900
- Chlorocleptria Hampson, 1903
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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.
