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Caradrina multifera

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Caradrina multifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Caradrina
Species:
C. multifera
Binomial name
Caradrina multifera
Walker, [1857][1]
Synonyms
  • Segetia fidicularia Morrison, 1875
  • Platyperigea multifera

Caradrina multifera, the speckled rustic moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Newfoundland to North Carolina and Tennessee and west to Minnesota and Manitoba. It is also present in British Columbia and Washington.[2]

The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults have pale gray forewings with black zigzag lines, although these are sometimes broken into dots. The reniform spot is black with white dots around the perimeter. The hindwings are whitish basally, but have gray shading distally. They are on wing from July to October in one generation per year.

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