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Bactra straminea

Synonyms: Bactra iomolybda; Chiloides straminea

Wikipedia Abstract

Bactra straminea is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is only known from the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii, but might be an introduced species, although it has not been recorded from any other location. Adults are extraordinarily variable in color, pattern, size and even in genitalia. In some varieties there is constant and conspicuous sexual dimorphism. The larvae feed on Carex, Cladium angustifolium and Scirpus miritimus. They bore the stem of their host plant.
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Prey / Diet

Bolboschoenus maritimus (Prairie Bulrush)[1]
Machaerina angustifolia (Polynesian twigrush)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0