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Species Caradrina camina - Hodges#9655

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Caradrina camina? - Caradrina camina Caradrina camina
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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 camina (Caradrina camina - Hodges#9655)

Hodges Number

9655

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Caradrina camina (Smith, 1894)
Platyperigea camina Smith, 1894
Phylogenetic sequence # 932258 (1)

Size

Smith (1894) listed the wingspan 32.5-33.5 mm.
Forewing length 10–15 mm. (2)

See Also

Caradrina beta occurs in Arizona.

Print References

Smith, J.B., 1894. Descriptions of new genera and species of Noctuidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 21. p. 60.

Internet References

Pacific Northwest Moths (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Moth Photographers Group (4)

Works Cited

1.Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .
2.Pacific Northwest Moths
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
4.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 28 January, 2014 - 10:19pm
Last updated 5 April, 2014 - 12:41am

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