Caradrina

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Caradrina
Caradrina kadenii1.jpg
Caradrina kadenii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subtribe: Caradrinina
Genus: Caradrina
Ochsenheimer, 1816
Synonyms[1]
  • Amphidrina Staudinger, [1892]
  • Platyperigea Smith, 1894
  • Platyperiga Smith, 1894
  • Eremodrina Boursin, 1937
  • Paradrina Boursin, 1937
  • Hymenodrina Boursin, 1937
  • Pseudophyllophila Berio, 1977
  • Boursinidrina Hacker, 2004
  • Kalchbergiana Hacker, 2004
  • Levantrina Hacker, 2004
  • Weigertrina Hacker, 2004

Caradrina is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. It is divided into eight subgenera,[2] including Paradrina and Platyperigea, which are treated as separate genera by some authors.

By 1989, about 189 described species were included in the genus.[3]

Description

Its eyes are naked and without lashes. The proboscis is well developed. Palpi upturned, where the second joint evenly clothed with hair. Thorax and abdomen tuftless. Tibia spineless. Cilia non-crenulate.[4]

Species

Caterpillar of genus Caradrina

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (May 30, 2020). "Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1816". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Kazemi, E. and A. Shirvani. (2012). A checklist of Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1816 (Lep.: Noctuidae, Xyleninae) of Iran. Archived May 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Natura Montenegrina, Podgorica 11(3) 443-53.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1816". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  4. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. ^ a b Krüger, M. (2005). New genera and species of noctuid moths from Lesotho (Lepidoptera, Noctuidea: Noctuidae). African Entomology 13(1) 97–142.

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