Biology:Caradrina meralis
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Short description: Species of moth
| Caradrina meralis | |
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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. meralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Caradrina meralis Morrison, 1875
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Caradrina meralis, the rare sand Quaker, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Herbert Knowles Morrison in 1875. It is found in North America from New Jersey and New Hampshire, Ontario, Ohio and Wisconsin west across southern Canada to British Columbia, south to California and Arizona.
The wingspan is 28–30 mm. Adults are on wing in late summer and fall.
References
- "Species Details Caradrina meralis". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. 2007. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6375.
- "932257.00 – 9654 – Caradrina meralis – Rare Sand Quaker Moth – Morrison, 1875". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9654.
- McLeod, Robin (November 17, 2018). "Species Caradrina meralis - Rare Sand Quaker - Hodges#9654". https://bugguide.net/node/view/10783.
Wikidata ☰ Q5037612 entry
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