Biology:Cadra acuta

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Cadra acuta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cadra
Species:
C. acuta
Binomial name
Cadra acuta
Horak, 1994[1][2]

Cadra acuta is a species of snout moth in the genus Cadra. It was described by Marianne Horak in 1994.[1] It is found in the Northern Territory as well as on the Cape York Peninsula in Australia .

The wingspan is about 13 mm for males and 13–14 mm for females.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved June 21, 2017. 
  2. Savela, Markku. "Cadra Walker, 1864". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/pyralidae/phycitinae/cadra/. Retrieved June 21, 2017. 
  3. 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: [1][|permanent dead link|dead link}}]

Wikidata ☰ Q5016599 entry