Black-blotched Bactra Moth

Bactra lancealana

Bactra lancealana is a moth of the family Tortricidae found in Europe. The moth has a wingspan of 11–20 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous or ochreous- brownish, costa strigulated with darker ochreous or dark fuscous; a spot in disc at 1/3 and an angular mark beyond middle dark fuscous, often obsolete, sometimes forming a more or less complete dark median streak from base to apex; central fascia sometimes indicated on costa. Hindwings are grey. The larva is greenish or whitish-fleshcolour; head and plate of 2 black. It is very similar to Bactra furfurana. Source

Where it is now

No records in the last 8 weeks. It may be out of season where the observers and sensors are.

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Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.