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Bactra furfurana
Approx Length (c. 10mm) Wingspan (11-20 mm)
      
      
      
      
    
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Bactra lancealana

(Hubner, 1799)1111 / 49.194

Common resident in wet fields, flushes, commons and marshes.

Juncus spp., Scirpus spp.,Cyperus longus with larva feeding in the stems in April/May and July/August.

Quite a variable species, comes to light.

Recorded in 102 (73%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1882.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 11-20 mm
Flight: Two overlapping generations, May - October
Foodplant:   Various rushes
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Endothenia quadrimaculana | Bactra furfurana >
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
22/08/20221VC40 - ShropshireSJ51
15/08/20221VC40 - ShropshireSO49
12/08/20221VC40 - ShropshireSO58
09/08/20221VC39 - StaffordshireSJ82
28/07/20221VC40 - ShropshireSO58
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