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Caradrina flava

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Caradrina flava
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Caradrina
Species:
C. flava
Binomial name
Caradrina flava
(Oberthür, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Paradrina flava
  • Athetis approximans Rothschild, 1914

Caradrina flava is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Charles Oberthür in 1876.[1] It can be found in Spain, Greece, Malta and the Canary Islands,[2] as well as from the Sahara to the Arabian Peninsula, Israel, Jordan, the Levant, Iran and Iraq.[3][4]

There are two generations per year with adults on wing from October to December and again from February to April.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (May 30, 2020). "Caradrina flava Oberthür, 1876". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  3. ^ euroleps.ch
  4. ^ "The tribes Prodeniini and Caradrinini of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Xyleninae)".
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