Tortricidae

49.194 Common Lance Bactra lancealana (Hübner, [1799])

Common

Similar species: Bactra lacteana

Forewing: 5 to 9.5mm

Habitats: Damp meadows, damp open woodland, marshes, bogs, pond margins, wet heathland, mountain moorland.

Habits: The moth is active throughout the day and night, often in large numbers. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva mines the stems of Compact Rush, other rushes, Common Club-rush, Deergrass and Galingale. It pupates in a flimsy cocoon in the stem of the foodplant.