Caradrina selini
Species of moth
Caradrina selini
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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Class:
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Insecta
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Order:
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Lepidoptera
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Superfamily:
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Noctuoidea
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Family:
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Noctuidae
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Genus:
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Caradrina
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Species:
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C. selini
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Binomial name
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Caradrina selini
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Synonyms
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- 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
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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)
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