Tortricidae

49.197 Saltern Lance Bactra robustana (Christoph, 1872)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 7.5 to 10.5mm

Habitats: Salt-marsh, coastal drainage ditches and brackish wasteland.

Habits: The moth flies in the evening. It later comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva lives in the stems of Sea Clubrush, causing them to turn yellow at the leaf tips and stunting growth. It pupates in a white cocoon in the stem. This causes the stem to blacken in the region of the pupa.