Caradrina selini

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) milleriSchultz, 1862 Caradrina jurrassicaRiggenbach-Stehlin, 1876 Athetis telekiiDiószeghy, [1935] Athetis selini f. puengeleriDraudt, 1934 Caradrina selinoidesBellier, 1862 Caradrina (Paradrina) selini djebliRungs, 1972 Elaphria (Paradrina) forsteriBoursin, 1939 Elaphria (Paradrina) forsteriBoursin, 1940 Caradrina seleni var. maireiDraudt, 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 djebliRungs, 1972 (Morocco, Algeria, Malta)
• Caradrina selini forsteri(Boursin, 1939) (northern Iran)
• Caradrina selini maireiDraudt, 1909 (Egypt)
• Caradrina selini selinoidesBellier, 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)

External links

• "Caradrina selini (Boisduval, 1840)". Insecta.pro.
• Lepiforum e.V.