Cadra

Cadra is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. The genus Ephestia is closely related to Cadra and might be its senior synonym. Several of these moths are variously assigned to one or the other genus, in particular in non-entomological sources. Cadra and Ephestia belong to the huge snout moth subfamily Phycitinae, and therein to the tribe Phycitini.

Cadra
Almond moth (C. cautella),
caterpillar (below) and pupa (above) in peanut husks
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Phycitini
Genus: Cadra
Walker, 1864
Species

Several, see text

Synonyms
  • Xenephestia Gozmány, 1958

Cadra species can usually be recognized by their reduced forewing venation: veins 4, 7 and 9 are missing, making for a total of nine veins in the forewing. Some members of this genus are significant pests of dry plant produce, such as seeds and nuts. The almond moth (C. cautella) is a well-known example of these.[1]

Species

Species of Cadra include:[2]

Footnotes
  1. Clarke (1986)
  2. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
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References
  • Clarke, John Frederick Gates (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 416: 1-485. PDF full text (214 MB!)
  • Savela, Markku (2009): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms – Cadra. Version of 14 April 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2010.


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