Moths of North Carolina

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View PDF	Noctuidae Members:	Schinia Members:	15 NC Records
Schinia sanguinea (Geyer, 1832) - Bleeding Flower Moth

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Taxonomy

Superfamily: Noctuoidea	Family: Noctuidae	Subfamily: Heliothinae	P3 Number: 932145	MONA Number: 11173.00
Comments: One of 126 species in this genus that occur in North America (Lafontaine and Schmidt, 2010, 2011), the majority of which occur in the West; 25 have been recorded in North Carolina.

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; including gloriosa); Beadle and Leckie (2012)	Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.

Distribution in North Carolina


Distribution:
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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Our records come from both wet Longleaf Savannas and mesic sandhill woodlands.

Larval Host Plants: Larvae reportedly feed on blazing-star (Liatris), including Dense Blazing-star (L. spicata) and Northern Blazing-star (L. scariosa) (Wagner et al., 2011). In North Carolina, both species are restricted to the mountains, while our records for Schinia sanguinea are all from the Coastal Plain. Other Liatris species that are more likely hosts in this range include Shaggy Blazing-star (L. pilosa), Sticky Blazing-star (L. resinosa), and Wand Blazing-star (L. virgata). - View

Wikipedia

See also Habitat Account for General Longleaf Woodlands

Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status: W-PK

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G4 S2S3

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

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Schinia sanguinea (Geyer, 1832) - Bleeding Flower Moth