Biology:Bactra robustana

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Short description: Species of moth

Bactra robustana
Die palaearktischen tortriciden TafelXVIII.jpg
Bactra robustana female fig 72
Bactra robustana, Anglesey, North Wales, 2015 - Flickr - janetgraham84.jpg
male genitalia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Bactra
Species:
B. robustana
Binomial name
Bactra robustana
(Christoph, 1872)

Bactra robustana is a moth belonging to the family Tortricidae. The species was first described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1872.[1]

It is native to the Palearctic including Europe.[2] where it is a salt marsh species. Genitalia dissection is necessary for differentiation from other Bactra species. Julius von Kennel provides a full description.[3]

The larvae feed internally in the stems of Bolboschoenus maritimus.

The flight period is June and July, and the moths can be attracted to light.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Bactra robustana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=92862. 
  2. "Bactra robustana (Christoph, 1872)". https://www.gbif.org/species/1747833. 
  3. Julius von Kennel, 1921, The Palaearktischen Tortriciden, eine monographische Darstellung. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. 742 pp. - Palaearctic Tortricidae, a monograph.pdf at Zobodat 472

Wikidata ☰ Q11959964 entry