Biology:Bactra verutana
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Bactra |
| Species: | B. verutana
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| Bactra verutana Zeller, 1875[1]
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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.[2] It is also found in Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Mozambique and South Africa .[3] The habitat consists of prairies, aspen parkland, foothills and mixed wood areas.
The wingspan is 11–17 mm. The forewings are light brown with a number of darker brown areas. The hindwings are sooty brown.
The larvae feed on the leaves, fascicles and basal bulbs of Cyperus esculentus, Scirpus and Juncus species.[4]
References
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- ↑ tortricidae.com
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (January 2, 2019). "Bactra verutana Zeller, 1878". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/tortricoidea/tortricidae/olethreutinae/bactra/#verutana.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Bactra verutana Zeller, 1876". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/BACTVERU. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ↑ Bird, C. D. (2005). "Species Details: Bactra verutana". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5799.
Wikidata ☰ Q13433281 entry
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