Bactra optanias

Bactra optanias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Bactra
Species:
B. optanias
Binomial name
Bactra optanias
Meyrick, 1911
Synonyms
  • Bactra opatanias Meyrick, 1911
  • Bactra excelsa Diakonoff, 1956
  • Bactra litigatrix Meyrick, 1928
  • Bactra monochorda Diakonoff, 1950
  • Bactra passercula Turner, 1916

Bactra optanias is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea, Australia (Queensland, Norfolk Island),[2] New Zealand, Java, Tahiti, Sri Lanka,[3] New Caledonia, the Caroline Islands, the southern Mariana Islands, Rapa Iti and Micronesia.[4]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The forewings are whitish brown or brown, with numerous fine oblique fuscous costal strigulae (fine streaks) and some fuscous dorsal dots, as well as a fuscous terminal line. The hindwings are whitish, with slight greyish suffusion on the terminal edge.[5]

Habitat and host species

This species inhabits swampy terrain. The larval host species are species in the plant family Cyperaceae. The larvae pupate amongst their host plants.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Bactra optanias Meyrick, 1911". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (9 October 2012). "Bactra optanias Meyrick, 1911". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  3. ^ Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
  4. ^ Razowski, J. (2013). "Leaf-rollers from New Caledonia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 41 (161): 69-93.
  5. ^ New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family TortricidaePublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ Charles, J. G.; Dugdale, J. S. (February 2011). "Non-target species selection for host-range testing of Mastrus ridens". New Zealand Entomologist. 34 (1): 45–51. doi:10.1080/00779962.2011.9722208. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q54666011.


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