Cadra calidella
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The Dried Fruit Moth is a species of snout moth
in the genus Cadra
. It was described by Guenée, in 1845. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan
is 17-25 mm.
The larvae feed on dried fruit and seeds.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Cadra
Cadra
Cadra is a 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...
. It was described by Guenée, in 1845. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 17-25 mm.
The larvae feed on dried fruit and seeds.