Moths of North Carolina

Scientific Name:	Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

View PDF	Pyralidae Members:	Cadra Members:	7 NC Records
Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863) - Almond Moth

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Taxonomy

Superfamily: Pyraloidea

Family: Pyralidae

Subfamily: Phycitinae

Tribe: Phycitini

P3 Number: 80a0186

MONA Number: 6022.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)	Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD	Technical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)
Adult Markings: "I can sometimes tell these, but the small, gray phycitines are best dissected, because there are several species, easily told by genitalia" (Scholtens, 2017)
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis.

Distribution in North Carolina


Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.


Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: Larvae are reportedly polyphagous, feeding on a wide range of plants, including many crop species. Among the hosts listed by Robinson et al. (2010) are apple, blackberry, blueberry, cherry, corn, onion, peanut, pear, rice, rose, soybean, tobacco, and wheat. - View

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Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks:

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

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Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863) - Almond Moth