Caradrina flava is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Charles Oberthür in 1876.[1] It is found in Spain and Greece and on Malta and the Canary Islands,[2] as well as from the Sahara to the Arabian Peninsula, Israel, Jordan, the Levant, Iran and Iraq.[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Caradrina |
| Species: | C. flava
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| Binomial name | |
| Caradrina flava (Oberthür, 1876)
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There are two generations per year with adults on wing from October to December and again from February to April.
References edit
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (May 30, 2020). "Caradrina flava Oberthür, 1876". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ euroleps.ch
- ^ "The tribes Prodeniini and Caradrinini of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae, Xyleninae)".
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- "Caradrina flava Oberthur, 1876". BioLib. Retrieved October 10, 2020.