Schinia sanguinea

Schinia sanguinea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. sanguinea
Binomial name
Schinia sanguinea
Geyer, 1832
Synonyms
  • Schinia gloriosa Strecker, 1878
  • Schinia terrifica Barnes & McDunnough, 1918

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.


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