Bactra psammitis

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Bactra psammitis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Bactra
Species:
B. psammitis
Binomial name
Bactra psammitis
Turner, 1916
Synonyms
  • Eucosma ammopasteaTurner, 1946

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.

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous brown with numerous darker strigulae (fine streaks) on the costa, some small fuscous-brown dots on the dorsal edge and a fuscous-brown terminal line. The hindwings are whitish. [1] [2]

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References

  1. New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae
  2. "BioLib: Biological library".