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Noctuidae : Xyleninae

Pale Mottled Willow

CARADRINA (Paradrina) clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763)
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Description
Wingspan: 26-35mm
Worldwide Distribution: Palearctic ecozone-Europe : Algeria : Morocco : Tunisia : Libya : Egypt : W.Palearctic : Kuwait : C.Asia : Mongolia : Iraq : Iran : Afghanistan : Pakistan : NW.India
UK Distribution: Well distributed over the British Isles
UK Conservation Status:-
  • Common = >300 10Km Squares
European Conservation Status -
  • Least Concern
Original Species Name -
  • Phalaena clavipalpis Scopoli, 1763
Type Species - Caradrina
  • Phalaena morpheus Hufnagel, 1766
Type Locality -
  • Caniola, in a field @ Labacensi
Flight Period: South-Possibly two generations : March to July & August to November
Habitat: Gardens : Farmland : Grassland
Similar Species -
  • Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Larva: Viewed from side-The larva is medium brown with two lateral lines either side of the spiracles forming a band that is shaded dark grey with intermittent black marks.Viewed from above-the two top lateral lines mentioned above form another band either side of the dorsum line which is dark at the head half of the larva changing lighter towards the rear. Larva-September to spring, through Summer
Pupa: Pupates in spring in a cocoon
Overwinters as: Larva in a cocoon
Observations: The forewings are greyish brown with black intermittent spots along the costa. The reniform stigmata is narrow and edged with small white spots.The subterminal line is reddish brown with a lighter edge towards the termen and the terminal line is a series of black spots. The antemedial and postmedial cross-lines are feint and broken.
The hindwings are glistening whitish with a narrow grey terminal band.

The moth is attracted to flowers and light, sometimes appearing in good numbers at the moth trap.

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Animalia
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Xyleninae
Caradrinini
CARADRINA Ochsenheimer 1816
Paradrina Boursin 1937
Caradrina (Paradrina) clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763)
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Phalaena morpheus Hufnagel, 1766
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PHALAENA 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
= Paradrina clavipalpis
= Caradrina (Paradrina) clavipalpis.
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PHALAENA (Paradrina) clavipalpis  clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763)
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Entomologia Carniolica exhibens insecta Carnioliæ indigena et distributa in ordines, genera, species, varietates. Methodo Linnæana. - pp. [1-35], 1-420, [1]. Vindobonae. (Trattner) : Title Page :  p.213 - n.526
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Caniola, in a field @ Labacensi
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C.p.teidevolans Pinker, 1974-Canary Islands
C.p.pinkeri Kobes, 1975-Madeira
C.p.fogoensis Traub & Bauer, 1983
C.p.harappa Hacker, 2004