Bactra lancealana, Crete - photo © Fotis Samaritakis
Bactra lancealana (Hübner, 1799)
MOTH INFO
Bactra lancealana is a moth of the family Tortricidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Bactra lancealana (Hübner, 1799)
Tortrix lancealana (Hübner, 1799)
Tortrix dibeliana (Haworth, 1811)
Tortrix expallidana (Haworth, 1811)
Tortrix egenana (Haworth, 1811)
Tortrix egestana (Haworth, 1811)
Tortrix pauperana (Haworth, 1811)
Tortrix lanceana (Froelich, 1828)
Bactra nigrovittana (Stephens, 1852)
Bactra (Aphelia) fumosana (Kennel, 1900)
Common name
Rush Marble
Classification
Superfamily: Tortricoidea > Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Bactrini > Genus: Bactra
Wingspan
11-21 mm
Habitat
Marshes, bogs, and wet meadows.
Food plant
The larva is narrowly polyphagous on Cyperaceae (Carex riparia, Cyperus longus, Schoenoplectus lacustris, Scirpoides holoschoenus κ.α.), Juncaceae (Juncus articulatus κ.α.) and bores into the stem and the rhizome.
Flight period
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