Ottawa (Dunrobin), ON Canada

14 July 2000   12:27AM EST  (top left)
22 July 2001   11:03PM EST  (top right)
19 June 2002   9:56PM EST  (bottom left)
19 June 2002   9:45PM EST  (bottom center)
3 August 2000   12:38AM EST  (bottom right)

The bottom left and bottom center photographs are of the same individual.

Schizura badia is one of about half a dozen species of Schizura that may occur in my general area, most of which are illustrated on this web site.

Covell (1984) has termed this the Chestnut Schizura, presumably because of the warm chestnut-colored areas on the forewing.  Overall, I would describe the ground color of the forewing as yellowish tan, lighter and grayer toward the costa.  The reniform spot is marked by a curved black line with a blackish shade beyond, which extends and widens toward the outer margin.  There is a white patch at the apex.  In the basal area and in the terminal area towards the anal angle, there are areas of reddish chestnut brown.  Covell describes the hind wing as dark brownish, but in the photo at top right, the hind wing looks to be yellowish tan shaded with brown toward the outer margin.

At rest, Schizura badia usually holds its wings in a "tent" position, sometimes partly rolled around its body.

The larvae of Schizura badia feed on viburnum species; Covell (1984) specifically mentions "northern wild-raisin", while Handfield (1999) notes Viburnum cassinoides.  According to Handfield, the flight season in my general area is from late June to about the end of July.

I have photographed this species in 2000 on 14 July and 3 August; in 2001, on 18, 21, 22 and 23 July; in 2002, on 19, 22, 15 and 29 June, and on 3, 20, 27 and 31 July.