Jump to content

Bactra straminea

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by SchreiberBike (talk | contribs) at 03:21, 23 June 2016 (Remove name field from taxobox so name shows in italics - also some copy editing). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Bactra straminea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Section:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
B. straminea
Binomial name
Bactra straminea
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Chiloides straminea Butler, 1881
  • Bactra iomolybda Meyrick, 1932

Bactra straminea is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is only known from the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii, but might be an introduced species, although it has not been recorded from any other location.

Adults are extraordinarily variable in color, pattern, size and even in genitalia. In some varieties there is constant and conspicuous sexual dimorphism.

The larvae feed on Carex, Cladium angustifolium and Scirpus miritimus. They bore the stem of their host plant.

External links