Assara terebrella
Seq # 490360010
Cadra figulilella

Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863) Species

Last modified: March 1, 2024, 10:56 a.m.

A very rare species in Belgium. It is a major worldwide pest of flour mills, food processing plants, and dried fruits.Used to be more common in the past but now a very rare occurrence due to increased hygiene in stored food products.

Details

Classification
Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Cadra > Species: Cadra cautella
Vernacular names
Amandelmot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
Janmoulle E. 1965b. Remarques sur la faune belge (suite). — Lambillionea 64 (1964)(1–4): 12–13. On page 13.
Status

Native

Distribution

Bionomics

They fly at night and rest on windows and walls during the day. Often seen indoors.

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Flight periods

Indoors, the adults have been seen in all months of the year.

Observed on

Substrates:
Stored products (grain, rice, nuts, etc.)

The larva lives in a silk web on stored foods like dried fruit, grains, nuts, seeds and warehouse foodsupplies.

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg