Caradrina vicina

Caradrina vicina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1870. It is found from Central and Southeastern Europe, eastern and central Anatolia, and Western to Central Asia. The habitat consists of grasslands.[2]

Caradrina vicina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Caradrina
Species:
C. vicina
Binomial name
Caradrina vicina
Synonyms
  • Eremodrina vicina
  • Athetis perspicua Warren, 1911
  • Athetis vicina rosea Boursin, 1936

The wingspan is 23–28 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from August to October.

Subspecies

  • Caradrina vicina vicina (southern European Russia, western Turkestan, northern Pakistan, Afghanistan, northern Iran, eastern Turkey)
  • Caradrina vicina castrensis Berio, 1981 (Italy)
  • Caradrina vicina hunza Hacker, 1992
  • Caradrina vicina rosea (Boursin, 1936) (Libya)

References


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