Schinia deserticola is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern California to southeastern Arizona and north to west central Utah and southeastern Oregon.
It was formerly considered a subspecies of Schinia cupes.
The wingspan is 22–28 mm.
The larvae feed on Camissonia claviformis.
External links Images Butterflies and Moths of North America Systematics of Schinia cupes (Grote) complex: Revised status of Schinia crotchii (Hy. Edwards) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae)