Cadra furcatella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki-1920

Cadra furcatella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki-1920

Cadra furcatella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1849)

MOTH INFO

Cadra furcatella is a moth of the family Pyralidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Cadra furcatella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1849)

Homoeosoma furcatella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1849)

Myelois afflatella (Mann, 1855)

Ephestia irroratella (Ragonot, 1887)

Ephestia baptella (Ragonot, 1887)

Ephestia zosteriella (Ragonot, 1887)

Ephestia calonella (Ragonot, 1888)

Common name

Classification

Superfamily: Pyraloidea > Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Cadra

Wingspan

17-21 mm

Habitat

Calcareous dry slopes, phrygana.

Food plant

The larva probably feeds on dried fruits like its relatives of the genus Cadra.

Flight period*
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
                       

*based on a few observations on the island

Links

Lepidoptera Mundi

Lepiforum e. V.

Notes

Identification of the depicted species by Niyaz Ismail.

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