Schinia spinosae
Species of moth
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Schinia |
| Species: | S. spinosae |
| 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]