Caradrina morpheus

Taxobox
name = Caradrina morpheus

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Noctuidae
subfamilia = Amphipyrinae
genus = "Caradrina"
species = "C. morpheus"
binomial = "Caradrina morpheus"
binomial_authority = Hufnagel, 1766The Mottled Rustic "(Caradrina morpheus)" is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 32-38 mm. The length of the forewings is 13-16 mm. The moth flies in one generation from mid May to August ref|flight_season.

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants including nettle and dandelion.

Notes

#Note|flight_season"The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range."

External links

* [http://www.vlindernet.nl/?soortcode=CARAMORP Vlindernet nl]
* [http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=9278 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Cmorpheus.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
* [http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=39 Mottled Rustic at UKmoths]