Pyralidae

62.067 Dried Currant Moth Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863)

Adventive

Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 10.5mm

Habitats: Synanthropic. Dried fruit warehouses.

Habits: The moth can be found in the day sitting on the walls and windows in warehouses. It flies from dusk.

Foodplant: The larva feeds from a frass-filled, dense silk gallery amongst grain, flour, cereal, beans, seeds, garlic bulbs, nuts and dried fruit such as figs and currants. The full-fed larva overwinters in a silk cocoon amongst its food source.