Bactra bactrana
Bactra bactrana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on the Canary Islands, Sicily and Malta and in southern Spain, Portugal, southern Italy, France, Greece,[2] Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Asia Minor, Arabia, Iraq, Iran, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, the Caspian area, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, India,[3] the Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Sudan and Gambia.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Bactra |
Species: | B. bactrana |
Binomial name | |
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The wingspan is 12–19 mm for males and 13–21 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is ochreous yellow with dense greyish sprinkling. The hindwings are brown.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing in July in Europe.
The larvae feed on Poa species and Cynodon dactylon.[5]
References
- tortricidae.com
- Fauna Europaea
- Trematerra, P., 2010: Clepsis trifasciata sp. n. with notes on some Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Kirgizstan. Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Serie II 42 (1): 1-10. Abstract and full article:
- lepiforum.de
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Bactra bactrana (Kennel, 1901)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
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