| Schinia scutosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Schinia |
| Species: | S. scutosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Schinia scutosa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) |
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The Spotted Clover (Schinia scutosa) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Europe to southern Siberia, the Near East and the Middle East and from central Asia to Japan. In North Africa it is found from Morocco to Egypt.
The wingspan is 30-36 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September. There are two generations per year in southern Europe.
The larvae feed on Artemisia species, including Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisia campestris, Artemisia scoparia, Artemisia abrotanum and Artemisia dracunculus.
Schinia scutosa was placed as a synonym of North American species Schinia nuchalis, but was treated as a separate species by Hardwick in 1996. Many authors place Schinia scutosa in the Protoschinia genus.