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Bactra verutana

620478.00 — 2707 — Bactra verutana Zeller, 1875 — Javelin Moth

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
Juncus (?)

Juncaceae, Cyperaceae

References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Diakonoff, 1964. Further records and descriptions of the species of Bactra Stephens ( Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen, 70(1): 62; figs. 45-49
  • Gilligan, Wright & Gibson, 2008. Olethreutine Moths of the Midwestern United States: p. 39.3. (out of print)
  • Heinrich, C., 1926. Revision of the North American moths of the subfamilies Laspeyresiinae and Olethreutinae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 132: 84; figs. 47, 171, 346.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 14.17m, 14.18f; p. 130. Book Review and ordering
  • Razowski, J. & V.O. Becker, 1910. Systematic and faunistic data on Neotropical Bactrini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Polish Journal of Entomology, 79(2): 187-193.
  • Species Page at BugGuide
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Bactra verutana

    Abundance data late May to early October