Bactra lancealana (Hübner, 1799) Species
Last modified: Jan. 23, 2024, 5:07 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium, sometimes abundant in the suited biotopes.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Tortricidae > Subfamily: Olethreutinae > Tribus: Bactrini > Genus: Bactra > Species: Bactra lancealana
- Vernacular names
- Gewone biesbladroller (NL), Rush Marble, Common Lance (EN), leiner Binsen-Wurzelwickler (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 22.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 11–17 mm. Most members of this genus should be examined for genitalia for proper identity.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larva lives in the stem. Pupation takes places in a slight cocoon in the larval feeding place.<br<The adults come readily to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly in two overlapping generations and have been seen from late April towards November. Most observations during May and July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Juncus articulatus, Juncus conglomeratus and Cyperus longus
The larva lives on Juncus articulatus, Juncus conglomeratus, Juncus sp., Schoenoplectus lacustris, Trichophorum cespitosum, Cyperus longus, Cyperus sp., Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum sp. Possibly also on Scirpus and Carex riparia.
Habitat
It inhabits damp areas.
