Caradrina montana is a small moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is common to western North America as well as western Asia and Europe. It feeds on alfalfa leaves.[1]
| Caradrina montana | |
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| Specimen from Utah | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Caradrina |
| Species: | C. montana
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| Binomial name | |
| Caradrina montana Bremer, 1861
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The wingspan is 26–31 mm.
References
edit- ^ Robin McLeod (24 December 2005). "Species Caradrina montana". BugGuide. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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