Caradrina selini

Caradrina selini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

  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)