Schinia sanguinea
Schinia sanguinea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Schinia |
Species: | S. sanguinea |
Binomial name | |
Schinia sanguinea Geyer, 1832 | |
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The Bleeding Flower Moth (Schinia sanguinea) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas, north to Montana. There is also a disjunct population in Ontario.
Schinia carmosina was elevated from synonymy of Schinia sanguinea and is now a separate species.
The wingspan is 24–35 mm. Adults are on wing from September to October.
The larvae feed on Liatris species.
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