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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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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Caradrina selini Boisduval, 1840". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ Euroleps.ch
- ^ The tribes Prodeniini and Caradrinini of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Xyleninae)
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caradrina selini.
- "Caradrina selini (Boisduval, 1840)". Insecta.pro.
- Lepiforum e.V.