Biology:Schinia sanguinea
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Short description: Species of moth
Schinia sanguinea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Schinia |
Species: | S. sanguinea
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Binomial name | |
Schinia sanguinea Geyer, 1832
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Synonyms | |
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The bleeding flower moth (Schinia sanguinea) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. 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.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7431441 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schinia sanguinea.
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