Schinia cardui is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in southern and south-eastern Europe.

Schinia cardui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Schinia
Species:
S. cardui
Binomial name
Schinia cardui
(Hübner, 1790)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena cardui Hübner, 1790
  • Melicleptria cardui (Hübner, 1790)

The larvae feed on Picris hieracioides.

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