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Bactra lancealana
Common Lance (Hubner, 1799)
Tortricidae: Olethreutinae
1111 / 49.194
Photo © John Walshe,  Ross-on-Wye August 2024

Similar West Midlands Species
Marsh Lance
Bactra furfurana
Wingspan: 11-20 mm
Flight: Two overlapping generations, May - October
Foodplant:   Various rushes
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

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 103 (74%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1882.
Last Recorded in 2023.
(Data up to end 2023)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2023)
Date#VC10k Area
31/08/2023140SO49 - Church Stretton
24/08/2023140SO49 - Church Stretton
24/08/2023 to 06/09/2023136SO54 - NE Hereford & Marden
24/08/2023137SO77 - Wyre Forest
23/08/2023139SJ82 - Eccleshall/Gnosall
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