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Tribe Caradrinini

Noctuidae: Caradrina meralis - Caradrina meralis

Noctuidae: Caradrina morpheus - Caradrina morpheus

Civil rustic (Caradrina montana)? - Caradrina montana

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)

Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)

Tribe Caradrinini

Explanation of Names

Caradrinini from the type genus Caradrina (Ochsenheimer), named for "a river in Albania." (1), (2)

Works Cited

1.	An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names. Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.

2.	Dictionary of natural history terms with their derivations, including the various orders, genera, and species. David H. McNicoll. 1863. Lovell Reeve & Company.

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 6 March, 2005 - 3:03am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 23 July, 2014 - 5:15pm

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