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Fig-moth

Cadra cautella (Walker, 1863)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The fig-moth (Cadra cautella) is a species in the family Pyralidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the fig-moth

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the fig-moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the fig-moth as introduced in 16 countries, and flagged as invasive in 2 of them.

  1. Netherlandsinvasive
  2. Swedeninvasive
  3. Austria
  4. Belgium
  5. Bulgaria
  6. Denmark
  7. Ecuador
  8. France
  9. Germany
  10. Ireland
  11. Japan
  12. Poland
  13. Slovenia
  14. United Arab Emirates
  15. United States
  16. Venezuela

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the fig-moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the fig-moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPyralidae
  6. genusCadra
  7. SpeciesCadra cautella (Walker, 1863)

Synonyms Cadra decludti, Cadra defectella, Cadra desuetella, Cadra formosella, Cadra irakella, Cadra passulella, Cadra pelopis, Cadra rotundatella, Cryptoblabes formosella, Ephestia cautella, Ephestia irakella, Ephestia passulella, Ephestia pelopis, Ephestia rotundatella, Nephopteryx desuetella, Pempelia cautella, Phycita formosella

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Almond mothEnglish
  • Dried currant mothEnglish
  • Dried-fruit mothEnglish
  • Tropical warehouse mothEnglish
  • عثة التينArabic
  • zavíječ čokoládovýCzech
  • Gwyfyn Cwrens SychionWelsh
  • DaddelmølDanish
  • DattelmotteGerman
  • mantelikoisaFinnish
  • Phycide des amandesFrench
  • スジマダラメイガJapanese
  • daddelsmalmottNorwegian Bokmål
  • DadelmotDutch
  • Огнёвка сухофруктоваяRussian
  • vijačka datľováSlovak
  • dadelmottSwedish
  • Kuru İncir GüvesiTurkish
  • 粉斑螟蛾Chinese
  • عثة اللوزArabic
  • عثة الفواكه المجففةArabic
  • Gwyfynod Cwrens SychionWelsh
  • ChokolademølDanish
  • Tropische SpeichermotteGerman
  • Teigne des amandesFrench
  • AmandelmotDutch
  • kortvingat fruktmottSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the fig-moth

Other species in the same genus Cadra.

Raisin moth

Cadra figulilella

PyralidaeNo free photo yet

CompareFig-moth vs Dried fruit mothFig-moth vs Raisin mothFig-moth vs Cadra abstersellaFig-moth vs Cadra acuta

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the fig-moth an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the fig-moth as invasive in 2 countries: Netherlands and Sweden. It lists it as introduced in 16 in all.

What kind of animal is the fig-moth?

The fig-moth (Cadra cautella) belongs to the family Pyralidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Fig-moth (Cadra cautella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fig-moth

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BibTeX
@misc{fig_moth_2026,
  title = {Fig-moth (Cadra cautella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fig-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}