''Caradrina selini'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the othe ...

. It was described by

Jean Baptiste Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician. He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entom ...

in 1840. It is found in most of Europe,

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and the Near East. The

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is 25–29 mm for males and 25–30 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August. The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including ''

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'', ''

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'' species.The tribes Prodeniini and Caradrinini of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Xyleninae)
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Subspecies

*''Caradrina selini selini'' (south-western Europe, Fennoscandia, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy, the Alps, Germany, the Balkan Peninsula, Crete) *''Caradrina selini djebli'' Rungs, 1972 (Morocco, Algeria, Malta) *''Caradrina selini forsteri'' (Boursin, 1939) (northern Iran) *''Caradrina selini mairei'' Draudt, 1909 (Egypt) *''Caradrina selini selinoides'' Bellier, 1862 (Corsica)

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