Eufernaldia cadarellus

Eufernaldia cadarellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eufernaldia
Species: E. cadarellus
Binomial name
Eufernaldia cadarellus
(Druce, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Crambus cadarellus Druce, 1896
  • Eufernaldia argenteonervella Hulst, 1900

Eufernaldia cadarellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1896. It has been found in Mexico[1] and the US states of Arizona, Texas and Utah.[2]

The wingspan of the moth is about 18 mm.[3] Its forewings are pale straw in colour with silvery-white veins; the hindwings are uniform greyish, with an outer margin edged with yellowish fawn.[4] Adults are on wing from May to July and in September.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Bug Guide
  4. Druce, H. 1896. Biologia Centrali-Americana: Lepidoptera Heterocera 2: 290


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