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Caradrina vicina

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Caradrina vicina
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C. vicina
Binomial name
Caradrina vicina
Staudinger, [1870][1]
Synonyms
  • Eremodrina vicina
  • Athetis perspicua Warren, 1911
  • Athetis vicina rosea Boursin, 1936

Caradrina vicina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1870. It is found from central Italy east to Bulgaria, southern Russia, eastern and central Turkey, Israel and Lebanon and from Iran to Central Asia. The habitat consists of grasslands.[2]

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)

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