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Bactra noteraula

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Species of moth endemic to New Zealand

Bactra noteraula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Bactra
Species: B. noteraula
Binomial name
Bactra noteraula
Walsingham, 1907
Synonyms
  • Noteraula straminea Meyrick, 1885
  • Bactra xystrota Meyrick, 1911

Bactra noteraula is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham in 1907. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Life cycle

The larvae pupate at the base of their host plant.

Habitat and host species

This species inhabits mainly coastal areas. The larval host species are species in the plant family Cyperaceae.

References

  1. ^ Dugdale , J. S. (23 September 1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa". Fauna of New Zealand. 14. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: 115. doi:10.7931/J2/FNZ.14. ISSN 0111-5383. Wikidata Q45083134.
  2. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 464. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  3. "Bactra noteraula Walsingham, 1907". www.nzor.org.nz. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  4. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Bactra noteraula


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