Biology:Cadra reniformis

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Cadra reniformis is a species of snout moth in the genus Cadra. It was described by Marianne Horak in 1994.[1] It is found along the northern coast of Australia from Townsville to Darwin, mainly in monsoon forest.

The wingspan is 15–17 mm for males and 11–18 mm for females. The head, thorax, forewing and abdomen are finely speckled with white-tipped, grey scales.[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 ☰ Q5016607 entry