62.067 Cadra cautella (Dried Currant Moth)
ws: 13-22mm (Parsons & Clancy); May-Nov (all year); a pest of stored food warehouses throughout GB, only found indoors.
Synonym: Ephestia cautella (Goater)
Synonym: Ephestia cautella (Goater)
ID: All markings indistinct and variable, genital determination required. Forewing colour ranges from grey to brown with a variable orange-brown admixture mainly in the dorsal half; antemedian and postemdian lines pale, antemedian line straight often with a narrow dark fascia distal to it, postmedian line shallowly sinuate; 2 dark obscure discal spots may be discernable.
Male genitalia:
Female genitalia: Ductus bursae with a long sclerotised band extending ⅔ of its length on one side. Some images show this on the left and some on the right, I think this is due to rotation at a narrowing at the posterior end of the ductus.
Male genitalia:
Female genitalia: Ductus bursae with a long sclerotised band extending ⅔ of its length on one side. Some images show this on the left and some on the right, I think this is due to rotation at a narrowing at the posterior end of the ductus.
§1 Dagenham, Essex; 17/09/2023; female; fw 7.4mm; specimen provided by Bill Crooks
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 30/11/2023 (§1)