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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Caradrinini » Caradrinina » Caradrina » Pale Mottled Willow - Hodges#9660.1 (Caradrina clavipalpis)

Species Caradrina clavipalpis - Pale Mottled Willow - Hodges#9660.1

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Food · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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
Subtribe Caradrinina
Genus Caradrina
Species clavipalpis (Pale Mottled Willow - Hodges#9660.1)
Hodges Number
9660.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Phalaena clavipalpis Scopoli, 1763
Paradrina clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763)
Caradrina (Paradrina) clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763)
Phalaena grisea Hufnagel, 1766
Noctua 4-punctata Fabricius, 1775
Noctua quadripunctata Fabricius, 1775
Noctua cubicularis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Noctua leucoptera Thunberg, 1791
Caradrina pulverosa Walker, [1857]
Caradrina avicula Krulikovsky, 1909
Athetis clavipalpis f. mauretanica Draudt, 1934
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin meaning "club-shaped palps."
Size
Wingspan 26-35 mm
Range
This is an Old World species found in Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia. Apparently, it was recently introduced in North America.
Food
Larvae feed on various grains, including wheat and rye; peas; plantains; common chickweed.
Remarks
This is potentially a pest species.
See Also
See other Caradrina species. C. clavipalpis is browner than C. multifera or C. montana.
C. morpheus lacks whitish speckles around the reniform spot.
Print References
Pest Lepidoptera of Europe With Special Reference to the British Isles
(1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723–1788)
Works Cited
1.Pest Lepidoptera of Europe With Special Reference to the British Isles Series: Series Entomologica , Vol. 31
Carter, David J. 1984. Dordrecht ; Boston : W. Junk ; Hingham, MA : Distributor for the U.S. and Canada, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Jay Greenberg on 20 October, 2009 - 11:33am
Additional contributions by Bob Patterson, Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy
Last updated 15 February, 2018 - 2:14pm

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