''Bactra lancealana'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Tortricidae The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genu ...

found in Europe. The moth has a

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...

of 11–20 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous or ochreous- brownish, costa strigulated with darker ochreous or dark fuscous ; a spot in disc at 1/3 and an angular mark beyond middle dark fuscous, often obsolete, sometimes forming a more or less complete dark median streak from base to apex ; central fascia sometimes indicated on costa. Hindwings are grey.The larva is greenish or whitish-fleshcolour ; head and plate of 2 black.Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, Londo
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Keys and description It is very similar to ''

Bactra furfurana ''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. The moth has a wingspan of 13–19 mm. Its habitat is damp marshy reg ...

''. The moth flies from May to October. ''Bactra lancealana'' larvae mainly feed on various rushes, including ''

Juncus ''Juncus'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants, commonly known as rushes. It is the largest genus in the family Juncaceae, containing around 300 species. Description Rushes of the genus ''Juncus'' are herbaceous plants that superfic ...

'' and ''

Scirpus ''Scirpus'' is a genus of grass-like species in the sedge family Cyperaceae many with the common names club-rush, wood club-rush or bulrush (see also bulrush for other plant genera so-named). They mostly inhabit wetlands and damp locations. Taxo ...

''.

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Notes

#''The flight season refers to

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and the

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. This may vary in other parts of the range.''

External links

waarneming.nl

Taxonomy

Bactra lancealana at UKmoths
Bactrini Moths described in 1799 Tortricidae of Europe {{Olethreutinae-stub