Cadra acuta

Cadra acuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cadra
Species:
C. acuta
Binomial name
Cadra acuta
Horak, 1994

Cadra acuta is a species of snout moth in the tribe Phycitini. It was described by Marianne Horak in 1994. It is found in the Northern Territory as well as on the Cape York Peninsula (Queensland) in Australia.

The wingspan is about 13 mm for males and 13–14 mm for females.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Horak, Marianne (1994). "A review of Cadra Walker in Australia: five new native species and the two introduced pest species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 33 (3): 245–262. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1994.tb01226.x.
  2. 1 2 "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Cadra Walker, 1864". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 24 September 2024.