''Bactra bactrana'' is a species of
moth of the family
Tortricidae. It is found on the
Canary Islands
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,
Sicily and
Malta and in southern
Spain,
Portugal, southern
Italy,
France,
Greece,
Morocco,
Algeria,
Egypt,
Asia Minor,
Arabia,
Iraq,
Iran, the
Caucasus,
Afghanistan, the
Caspian Caspian can refer to:
*The Caspian Sea
*The Caspian Depression, surrounding the northern part of the Caspian Sea
*The Caspians, the ancient people living near the Caspian Sea
*Caspian languages, collection of languages and dialects of Caspian peopl ...
area,
Tajikistan,
Kyrgyzstan,
Uzbekistan,
Pakistan,
India, the
Republic of Congo
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,
Madagascar,
Sudan
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and
Gambia
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.
The
wingspan is 12–19 mm for males and 13–21 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is ochreous yellow with dense greyish sprinkling. The hindwings are brown. Adults have been recorded on wing in July in Europe.
The larvae feed on ''
Poa
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'' species and ''
Cynodon dactylon''.
References
Moths described in 1901
Bactrini
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