| Celaena haworthii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Celaena |
| Species: | C. haworthii |
| Binomial name | |
| Celaena haworthii (Curtis, 1829) |
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Haworth's Minor, Celaena haworthii, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Great Britain and France through northern Europe, east to Sibiria up to the Pacific Ocean.
The wingspan is 25–30 mm. Adults are on wing from July to the beginning of October in one generation.
The larvae feed on various grasses, as well as Eriophorum and Juncus species. Adults are active during the night and day and feed on flower nectar of Calluna vulgaris, Origanum vulgare and Molinia species.