Striped moth (Cadra cautella)

Japanese: スジマダラメイガ(条斑螟蛾) - スジマダラメイガ（英語表記）Cadra cautella

An insect of the Lepidoptera, Pyralidae family. Wing span is 1-1.5cm. The forewings are gray with scattered black scales and have a grayish-white horizontal line slightly from the center toward the base, while the hind wings are white and translucent with slightly darker outer edges. The larvae are major pests of stored grains and dried foods, feeding on rice, wheat, beans, and their flour, buckwheat flour, bran, tobacco, etc., and are therefore also called the almond moth. English names include almond moth, fig moth, and date moth. They occur relatively frequently in imported rice because of the large amount of broken rice and flour.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

鱗翅目メイガ科の昆虫。翅の開張1～1.5cm。前翅は灰色で黒鱗を散布し，中央より少し基部よりに灰白色の横線があり，後翅は白色，半透明，外縁部はやや暗色。幼虫は貯蔵穀物や乾燥食品の大害虫で，米，麦，豆のほか，これらの粉，そば粉，ぬか，タバコなどを食害するのでコナマダラメイガとも呼ばれる。英名はalmond moth,fig moth,date moth。外米に比較的多く発生するのは，砕米と粉が多いためである。

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