Caradrina germainii

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]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Savela, Markku. "Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1816". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  3. Lépi'Net


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