The spinose flower moth (Schinia spinosae) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, including New York and Maryland.
Schinia spinosae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Schinia |
Species: | S. spinosae
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Binomial name | |
Schinia spinosae Guenée, 1852
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The wingspan is about 22–24 mm.
It uses Polygonella as a host plant, and seems to use Polygonella articulata across much of its northern range.[1]