Bostra obsoletalis, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Cadra figulilella
MOTH INFO
Cadra figulilella is a moth of the family Pyralidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Cadra figulilella (Gregson, 1871)
Ephestia figulilella (Gregson, 1871)
Ephestia ficulella (Barrett, 1875)
Ephestia milleri (Zeller, 1876)
Ephestia gypsella (Ragonot, 1887)
Ephestia venosella (Turati, 1926)
Ephestia ernestinella (Turati, 1927)
Cadra halfaella (Roesler, 1966)
Common name
Raisin Moth
Classification
Superfamily: Pyraloidea > Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Cadra
Wingspan
12-20 mm
Habitat
Adult moths stay in a region that is between 15 °C – 36 °C, which are the thresholds for their temperature tolerance. The adults prefer a climate that has arid, hot, clear, and rainless summers, along with mild winters.
Food plant
The larva is polyphagous and feeds on a large variety of different fruits. It is herbivorous and prefer to feed on dry fruits on the ground or still on the plant. In particular it feeds on fallen figs, ripe carob pods, grapes, cottonseed cake, cacao beans, prunes, peaches, apricots, pears, and more. In the springtime, it primarily feeds on fallen mulberries because other host fruits are often scarce.
Flight period
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