Biology:Caradrina selini
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Short description: Species of moth
| Caradrina selini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Caradrina |
| Species: | C. selini
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| Binomial name | |
| Caradrina selini Boisduval, [1840][1]
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Caradrina selini is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste 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.
The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including Plantago, Rumex and Taraxacum species.[3][4]
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)
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Caradrina selini Boisduval, 1840". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/xyleninae/caradrina/#selini. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ↑ Euroleps.ch
- ↑ The tribes Prodeniini and Caradrinini of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Xyleninae)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caradrina selini. |
- "Caradrina selini (Boisduval, 1840)". Insecta.pro.
- Lepiforum e.V.
Wikidata ☰ Q14525527 entry
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