Cadarena Explained

Cadarena is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae erected by Frederic Moore in 1886.^[1] Its only species, Cadarena pudoraria, was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It occurs throughout tropical and subtropical Africa and in India.^[2]

The adults of this species have a wingspan of around .

A known larval food plants are of the genera Gossypium and Adenia and the species Sida rhombifolia.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2020 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . March 23, 2020.
2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Cadarena pudoraria (Hübner, 1825) . Afromoths . March 23, 2020.
3. https://www.africanmoths.com/pages/CRAMBIDAE/SPILOMELINAE/cadarena%20pudoraria.html "Cadarena pudoraria (Hübner, 1825)"