kids encyclopedia robot

Image: CSIRO ScienceImage 2667 Caterpillar of the tropical warehouse moth or almond moth Cadra cautella syn Ephestia cautella

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Original image(1,772 × 1,142 pixels, file size: 1.73 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description: The caterpillar of Cadra cautella has a small black spot at the base of each hair. Warehouse moths are a major pest of flourmills, food processing plants and dried fruits. Silk webbing produced by the caterpillars can block machinery. For an image of the moth see <a href="http://www.scienceimage.csiro.au/index.cfm?event=site.image.detail&id=1019">BE1019</a>.
Title: CSIRO ScienceImage 2667 Caterpillar of the tropical warehouse moth or almond moth Cadra cautella syn Ephestia cautella
Credit: http://www.scienceimage.csiro.au/image/2667
Author: division, CSIRO
Permission: http://www.scienceimage.csiro.au/pages/about/
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
License: CC BY 3.0
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Attribution Required?: Yes

The following page links to this image:

kids search engine