Caradrina kadenii, or Clancy's rustic, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Christian Friedrich Freyer in 1836. It originates from southern and central Europe, Asia Minor and southern Russia but in the 21st century it has extended its range to the north.
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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. kadenii
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| Caradrina kadenii (Freyer, 1836)
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Technical description and variation edit
Forewing luteous (muddy yellow) with a slight brownish tinge; the inner and outer lines indistinct, marked by black vein dots, and black costal spots; subterminal line interrupted, formed by whitish striae with rufous dentate marks internally; the termen with black striae; the orbicular a rufous dot; the reniform a rufous lunule with whitish clots round it; hindwing pure white in the male with some blackish striae along termen, dirty whitish in the female. Larva greyish brown, with whitish dorsal and dark subdorsal and lateral lines; the head and thoracic plate dark brown. [1] The wingspan is about 30 mm. The length of the forewings is 12–15 mm.
Biology edit
The moth flies from May to October, depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various low-growing herbaceous plants.
Subspecies edit
- Caradrina kadenii kadenii
- Caradrina kadenii insularis (Sardinia)
References edit
- ^ Warren. W. in Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914
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External links edit
- Kimber, Ian. "73.093 BF2387a Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii (Freyer, [1836])". UKMoths. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- Mazzei, Paolo; Morel, Daniel & Panfili, Raniero. "Caradrina (Platyperigea) kadenii Freyer, 1836". Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- "09424 Caradrina kadenii Freyer, [1836] - Kadens Staubeule". Lepiforum e. V. Retrieved 10 October 2020. (in German)
- "Kadeni-stofuil Caradrina kadenii". De Vlinderstichting. Retrieved 10 October 2020. (in Dutch)