Caradrina flavirena

Updated on Dec 17, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caradrina
Similar Calophasia platyptera, Caradrina kadenii, Caradrina, Caradrina selini, Aporophyla australis

Caradrina flavirena is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It was described by Guenee in 1852. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, southern Europe, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Armenia and Iran. The habitat consists of grasslands.

There are two generations per year with adults on wing from March to May and again from September to October.

The larvae are polyphagous on low-growing herbs.

Subspecies

Caradrina flavirena flavirena

Caradrina flavirena zobeidah (Boursin, 1937) (Iraq)

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