Caradrina germainii is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1835. It is found in south-western Europe (including Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily and Malta) and North Africa (Morocco, Algeria).[2] It is found mostly in garigue habitats.

Caradrina germainii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Caradrina
Species:	C. germainii
Binomial name
Caradrina germainii (Duponchel, 1835)[1]
Synonyms
Bryophila germainii Duponchel, 1835 Caradrina germainii Rambur, 1837 Platyperigea germainii Caradrina laciniosa Donzel, 1847 Athetis bolivari Fernandez, 1929 Athetis (Hymenodrina) leprii Berio, 1942 Caradrina (Platyperigea) psammopsis Boursin, 1967

Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July and again from September to October. The larvae feed on various low-growing plants.[3]

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