9,450 observations
Pale Mottled Willow Moth
Caradrina clavipalpis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Lepidoptera ›Family: Noctuidae ›Genus: Caradrina
About
Caradrina clavipalpis, the pale mottled willow, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in his 1763 Entomologia Carniolica. It is found in the Palearctic realm (Europe, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Kuwait, Russia, Central Asia, Mongolia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, north-west India, and Sri Lanka). It is an introduced species in North America, where it was first reported from Queens in New York City in 1993. In...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Pale Mottled Willow Moth is Caradrina clavipalpis.
- Pale Mottled Willow Moth belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Pale Mottled Willow Moth belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Pale Mottled Willow Moth belongs to the class Insecta.
- Pale Mottled Willow Moth belongs to the order Lepidoptera.
- Pale Mottled Willow Moth belongs to the family Noctuidae.
- Pale Mottled Willow Moth belongs to the genus Caradrina.