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]

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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) 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

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

External links

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