Caradrina morpheus — Details

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Overview

Comprehensive Description

General Description

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A medium size (3.0-3.5 cm wingspan) rich brown moth. The round orbicular spot, reniform spot and broad subterminal band are dark brown. A faint red-orange streak runs through the orbicular and reniform spots. The hindwings are dirty white, with a fine dark terminal line and a dark discal spot. Antennae simple. Sexes essentially alike. The brown-on-brown forewing color is unusual in Alberta noctuid moths.
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Distribution

Distribution

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Northern Europe to Siberia. Apparently accidentally introduced on both the east and west coasts of Canada; reported in the east from New Brunswick to Ontario, and in the west from BC. First collected in Alberta at Taber and Edmonton in 2004.
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National Distribution

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Canada

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat

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Treed areas; urban gardens and yards.
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Trophic Strategy

Trophic Strategy

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Various low plants, including dandelions (Taraxacum) and nettles (Urtica).
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Associations

Associations

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Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid
larva of Siphona cristata is endoparasitoid of larva of Caradrina morpheus

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Life History and Behavior

Cyclicity

Cyclicity

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In Alberta specimens have been collected in late June and July.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Caradrina morpheus

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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species. 

 
There are 4 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
 
FBLMV126-09|BC ZSM Lep 28106|Caradrina morpheus| ---------------------------------------ACATTATATTTTATTTTTGGAATTTGAGCAGGAATAGTAGGAACATCTTTA---AGATTATTAATCCGAGCTGAATTAGGAAATCCAGGATCTTTAATTGGTGAT---GATCAAATTTATAATACTATTGTTACAGCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGACTAGTACCTTTAATA---TTAGGAGCTCCAGATATAGCATTTCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGTTTCTGACTTCTCCCCCCCTCTTTAACTTTATTAATTTCAAGAAGAATTGTAGAAAATGGAGCTGGAACAGGTTGAACAGTATACCCCCCACTTTCTTCTAATATTGCTCATGGAGGAAGTTCTGTTGATTTA---GCAATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCTGGTATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGTGCTATTAATTTTATTACAACAATTATTAATATACGATTAAATAATTTATCTTTTGATCAAATACCATTATTTATTTGAGCTGTAGGAATTACTGCTTTTTTATTATTATTATCATTACCTGTTTTAGCTGGA---GCTATTACTATACTTTTAACTGATCGAAATTTAAATACTTCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCTGGAGGAGGAGATCCAATTTTATATCAACATTTA------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Caradrina morpheus

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 4
Species: 85
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Conservation Status

Conservation Status

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An introduced species.
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National NatureServe Conservation Status

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Canada

Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked

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NatureServe Conservation Status

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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked

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Caradrina morpheus

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The Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found from northern Europe to Siberia. It was accidentally introduced on both the east and west coasts of Canada and is so far reported in the east from New Brunswick to Ontario, and in the west from British Columbia.

The wingspan is 32-38 mm. The length of the forewings is 13-16 mm. The moth flies in one generation from mid May to August [1].

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants including nettle and dandelion.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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