Schinia carmosina
Appearance
Schinia carmosina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Schinia |
Species: | S. carmosina
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Binomial name | |
Schinia carmosina Neumoegen, 1883
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The Maroon Washed Flower Moth (Schinia carmosina) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in central Florida.
It was formerly considered a synonym of Schinia sanguinea.
The wingspan is about 28 mm. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Carphephorus corymbosus and Garberia heterophylla.
External links
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- The Life History Of Schinia Sanguínea (Geyer)(Noctuidae:Heliothentinae) With A Report On Asurvey For Heterocera In Southwestern Ontario