Caradrina selini
Caradrina selini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Caradrina |
Species: | C. selini |
Binomial name | |
Caradrina selini Boisduval, [1840][1] | |
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Caradrina selini is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It was described by Boisduval in 1840. It is found in most of Europe, North Africa and the Near East.[2]
The wingspan is 25–29 mm for males and 25–30 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.[3]
The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including Plantago, Rumex and Taraxacum species.[4][5]
Subspecies
- Caradrina selini selini (south-western Europe, Fennoscandia, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy, the Alps, Germany, the Balkan Peninsula, Crete)
- Caradrina selini djebli Rungs, 1972 (Morocco, Algeria, Malta)
- Caradrina selini forsteri (Boursin, 1939) (northern Iran)
- Caradrina selini mairei Draudt, 1909 (Egypt)
- Caradrina selini selinoides Bellier, 1862 (Corsica)
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