Erruca cardinale

Erruca cardinale is a moth of the family Erebidae and described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in Brazil and Argentina.
First described from São Paulo, this moth is also known from other parts of Brazil like Bahia, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, and Santa Catarina, and from Argentina. Erruca cardinale is described as a day-flying moth, meaning that unlike most species of moth it is active during the day and sleeps at night. In volume one of the Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae ''E. cardinale'' is described as follows: