Cadra perfasciata
Cadra perfasciata is a species of snout moth in the genus Cadra. It was described by Marianne Horak in 1994.[1] It is found in the southern arid areas of Australia, on both sides of the Nullarbor Plain.
| Cadra perfasciata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Cadra |
| Species: | C. perfasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cadra perfasciata | |
The wingspan is 14–17 mm for males and 15–18 mm for females. The head, thorax, forewing and abdomen are finely speckled with white and grey scales or white-tipped grey scales, with a wide colour range from pale (predominantly white scales) to dark grey.[3]
References
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- Savela, Markku. "Cadra Walker, 1864". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- Horak, M., 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.tb01225.x. Full article:
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