The Maroon Washed Flower Moth (''Schinia carmosina'') is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

. It is found in central

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

. It was formerly considered a synonym of ''

Schinia sanguinea 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 ...

''. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...

is about 28 mm. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on ''

Carphephorus corymbosus ''Carphephorus corymbosus'', the Florida paintbrush or coastal plain chaffhead, is a species of North American plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to the southeastern United States in the States of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolin ...

'' and ''

Garberia heterophylla ''Garberia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, containing the single species ''Garberia heterophylla''.

''.

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ImagesThe Life History Of Schinia Sanguínea (Geyer)(Noctuidae:Heliothentinae) With A Report On Asurvey For Heterocera In Southwestern Ontario
Schinia Moths of North America Moths described in 1883 {{Heliothinae-stub