Caradrina selini

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]

Caradrina selini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Caradrina
Species:
C. selini
Binomial name
Caradrina selini
Boisduval, [1840][1]
Synonyms
  • Paradrina selini
  • Noctua (Charadrina) milleri Schultz, 1862
  • Caradrina jurrassica Riggenbach-Stehlin, 1876
  • Athetis telekii Diószeghy, [1935]
  • Athetis selini f. puengeleri Draudt, 1934
  • Caradrina selinoides Bellier, 1862
  • Caradrina (Paradrina) selini djebli Rungs, 1972
  • Elaphria (Paradrina) forsteri Boursin, 1939
  • Elaphria (Paradrina) forsteri Boursin, 1940
  • Caradrina seleni var. mairei Draudt, 1909

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
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Savela, Markku. "Caradrina selini Boisduval, 1840". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  3. Euroleps.ch
  4. The tribes Prodeniini and Caradrinini of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Xyleninae)


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