Caradrina selini (Boisduval, 1840) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 11:45 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, nowadays only known from the Kempen.
This species is considered Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Xyleninae > Tribus: Caradrinini > Genus: Caradrina > Subgenus: Paradrina > Species: Caradrina selini
- Vernacular names
- Zandstofuil (NL), La Caradrine du Sélin (FR), Sandflur-Staubeule (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Derenne F. 1907. Extrait du procès-verbal de la séance mensuelle du 14 avril 1907. — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 7: 17–18. On page 17.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 28–32 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a larva in a cocoon, in which it pupates in the spring. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one prolonged generation; onwards from late April towards mid August with most observations during June.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on various herbaceous plants.
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