Bactra verutana

Bactra verutana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Bactra
Species:	B. verutana
Binomial name
Bactra verutana Zeller, 1875[1]
Synonyms
Bactra lanceolana var. verutana Zeller, 1875 Bactra verutana var. albipuncta Heinrich, 1926 Bactra chrysea Heinrich, 1926 Bactra dasioma Diakonoff, 1963 Capua xuthochyta Turner, 1945

Bactra verutana, the javelin moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. 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

1. tortricidae.com
2. Acleris at funet
3. Afro Moths
4. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum