Caradrina flavirena is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, southern Europe, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Armenia and Iran. The habitat consists of grasslands.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Caradrina |
Species: | C. flavirena
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Binomial name | |
Caradrina flavirena | |
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There are two generations per year with adults on wing from March to May and again from September to October.
The larvae are polyphagous on low-growing herbs.[2]
Subspecies
edit- Caradrina flavirena flavirena
- Caradrina flavirena zobeidah (Boursin, 1937) (Iraq)
References
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- "Caradrina flavirena (Guenee, 1852)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- Lepiforum e.V.