Bactra furfurana

Bactra furfurana, the mottled marble,[2] is a moth of the family Tortricidae described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. It is found in the Nearctic[3] and Palearctic ecozones.[4]

Bactra furfurana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Bactra
Species:
B. furfurana
Binomial name
Bactra furfurana
(Haworth, 1811)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tortrix furfurana Haworth, 1811
  • Cochylis acutana Eversmann, 1844
  • Bactra cannisana Razowski, 1995
  • Sciaphila canuisana Milliere, 1874
  • Bactra helophaea Meyrick, 1928
  • Bactra longinqua iranica Diakonoff, 1959
  • Bactra furfurana var. kurentsovi Diakonoff, 1962
  • Phoxopteris lamana Lienig and Zeller, 1846
  • Bactra longinqua Diakonoff, 1959
  • Bactra furfurana ab. nigrovittana Obraztsov, 1949
  • Tortrix (Aphelia) scirpana Herrich-Schaffer, 1851

The moth has a wingspan of 13–19 mm. Its habitat is damp marshy regions with adults flying in June and July. Adults are very similar to Bactra lancealana.[5]

The larvae feed within the stems of various rushes, such as Schoenoplectus lacustris and Juncus conglomeratus, hollowing out the stem.

References
  1. tortricidae.com
  2. "Bactra furfurana | NatureSpot". www.naturespot.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  3. "Bactra furfurana (Haworth, 1811) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  4. "Bactra furfurana | NatureSpot". www.naturespot.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  5. "Norfolk Moths: Bactra furfurana/Mottled Marble". Norfolk Moths.


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