Bactra bactrana

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Bactra bactrana
Die palaearktischen tortriciden. Eine monographische darstellung mit 24 tafeln in farbendruck, einer stammtafel und mehreren abbildungen im text. Mit einer unterstutzung des (20938752945).jpg
in Kennel Die palaearktischen tortriciden figure 1 male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Bactra
Species:
B. bactrana
Binomial name
Bactra bactrana
(Kennel, 1901) [1]
Synonyms
  • Semasia bactranaKennel, 1901
  • Bactra cyperanaAmsel, 1952
  • Bactra graminivoraMeyrick, 1922
  • Bactra mediterraneanaAgenjo, 1952

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.

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]

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Bactra is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.

<i>Bactra venosana</i> Species of moth

Bactra venosana, the nutgrass borer or nutsedge borer, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847. Julius von Kennel provides a full description. It has a wide distribution, from southern Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor to India, Sri Lanka, southern China, Malaya, Australia and into the Pacific where it is found on Java, Borneo, the Philippines, Taiwan, Timor, the Solomons, the Carolines and Fiji. It was introduced to Hawaii in 1925 to control nutsedge. It is now found on Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii.

Bactra punctistrigana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is known from Namibia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Cornesia ormoperla is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Cornesia molytes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Kenya.

Eupoecilia kruegeriana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The habitat consists of various shrub and forest areas, Acacia woodland and the edges of rain forests.

Bactra psammitis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia and New South Wales.

<i>Bactra optanias</i> Species of moth

Bactra optanias is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, Java, Tahiti, Sri Lanka, New Caledonia, the Caroline Islands, the southern Mariana Islands, Rapa Iti and Micronesia.

Bactra anthracosema is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory.

Bactra testudinea is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Choristoneura palladinoi is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Ethiopia.

Bactra blepharopis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in New Caledonia and Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

Accra kassaicola is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Brachiolia amblopis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.

Acleris chloroma is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Uganda.

<i>Bactra verutana</i> Species of moth

Bactra verutana, the javelin moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Texas, Mississippi, North Carolina, Indiana, Missouri, Ontario, Alberta, Quebec and Labrador. It is also found in Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Mozambique and South Africa. The habitat consists of prairies, aspen parkland, foothills and mixed wood areas.

Algoforma algoana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South Africa.

Apotoforma uncifera is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in South Africa.

Bactra stagnicolana is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is known from Angola, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, South Africa South Africa and Zimbabwe.

<i>Bactra furfurana</i> Species of moth

Bactra furfurana, the mottled marble, is a moth of the family Tortricidae described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It is found in the Nearctic and Palearctic realms.

References

  1. ↑ tortricidae.com
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Trematerra, P., 2010: Clepsis trifasciata sp. n. with notes on some Lepidoptera Tortricidae from Kirgizstan. Journal of Entomological and Acarological ResearchSerie II 42 (1): 1-10. Abstract and full article:
  4. ↑ lepiforum.de
  5. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Bactra bactrana (Kennel, 1901)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 4, 2017.


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