- Celaena haworthii
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Celaena haworthii 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Celaena Species: C. haworthii Binomial name Celaena haworthii
(Curtis, 1829)Synonyms - Apamea haworthii Curtis, 1829
- Celaena hibernica Stephens, 1829
- Celaena lancea Stephens, 1829
- Agrotis erupta Germar, [1842]
- Gortyna morio Eversmann, 1843
- Oligia havorthi Hampson, 1908
- Oligia haworthii sachalinensis Matsumura, 1925
- Celaena haworthi
Haworth's Minor, Celaena haworthii, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Great Britain and France through northern Europe, east to Sibiria up to the Pacific Ocean.
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
The wingspan is 25–30 mm. Adults are on wing from July to the beginning of October in one generation.
The larvae feed on various grasses, as well as Eriophorum and Juncus species. Adults are active during the night and day and feed on flower nectar of Calluna vulgaris, Origanum vulgare and Molinia species.
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