Bactra optanias

Bactra optanias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Bactra
Species:	B. optanias
Binomial name
	Bactra optanias; Meyrick, 1911
Synonyms
	Bactra opatanias Meyrick, 1911; Bactra excelsa Diakonoff, 1956; Bactra litigatrix Meyrick, 1928; Bactra monochorda Diakonoff, 1950; Bactra passercula Turner, 1916;

Bactra optanias is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1911.^[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea, Australia (Queensland, Norfolk Island),^[2] New Zealand, Java, Tahiti, Sri Lanka,^[3] New Caledonia, the Caroline Islands, the southern Mariana Islands, Rapa Iti and Micronesia.^[4]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The forewings are whitish brown or brown, with numerous fine oblique fuscous costal strigulae (fine streaks) and some fuscous dorsal dots, as well as a fuscous terminal line. The hindwings are whitish, with slight greyish suffusion on the terminal edge.^[5]

Habitat and host species

This species inhabits swampy terrain. The larval host species are species in the plant family Cyperaceae. The larvae pupate amongst their host plants.^[6]

References

^ "Species Details: Bactra optanias Meyrick, 1911". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (9 October 2012). "Bactra optanias Meyrick, 1911". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
^ Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
^ Razowski, J. (2013). "Leaf-rollers from New Caledonia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 41 (161): 69-93.
^ New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Charles, J. G.; Dugdale, J. S. (February 2011). "Non-target species selection for host-range testing of Mastrus ridens". New Zealand Entomologist. 34 (1): 45–51. doi:10.1080/00779962.2011.9722208. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q54666011.

[1] "Species Details: Bactra optanias Meyrick, 1911". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[2] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (9 October 2012). "Bactra optanias Meyrick, 1911". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

[3] Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.

[4] Razowski, J. (2013). "Leaf-rollers from New Caledonia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 41 (161): 69-93.

[5] New Australian Lepidoptera of the Family Tortricidae This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[Dugdale2011-6] Charles, J. G.; Dugdale, J. S. (February 2011). "Non-target species selection for host-range testing of Mastrus ridens". New Zealand Entomologist. 34 (1): 45–51. doi:10.1080/00779962.2011.9722208. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q54666011.

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