Bryotropha affinis

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Bryotropha affinis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species:
B. affinis
Binomial name
Bryotropha affinis
(Haworth, 1828) [1]
Synonyms
  • Recurvaria affinisHaworth, 1828
  • Gelechia tegulellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Gelechia tectellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Gelechia affinellaDoubleday, 1859
  • Anacampsoides affinitellaBruand d'Uzelle, 1859

Bryotropha affinis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. [1] [2] [3] It is found in most of Europe. [1] [2]

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A piece of moss showing frass thrown out by the larva
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Larva

The wingspan is 9–12 mm. [2] [4] The terminal joint of palpi longer than second. Forewings dark fuscous, sprinkled with whitish ; a yellow-whitish basal dot; usually a small black spot in disc towards base; stigmata black, plical followed and two discal connected by yellow-whitish scales ; a fine obtusely angulated sometimes interrupted yellowish-white fascia at 3/4. Hindwings light grey. Larva pinkish, paler on each side of dorsal line, darker-marbled on sides ; dots black, very inconspicuous ; head and plate of 2 black. Stainton’s confinis seems to be a dark northern form. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Adults are on wing from June to July in the UK, [9] and from May to September more generally. [2] The larvae feed on mosses on walls and thatch in both open country and urban areas. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Karsholt, O.; Rutten, T. (2005). "The genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western Palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 148 (1): 77–207. doi: 10.1163/22119434-900000168 .
  3. ↑ "Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)". Catalogue of World Gelechiidae 1.1.24.239. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Mike Wall. "Bryotropha affinis". Hantsmoths. The Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies) of Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  6. ↑ Heath, J.,ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
  7. ↑ Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
  8. ↑ lepiforum.de includes images PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  9. ↑ Kimber, Ian. "Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)". UK Moths. Retrieved 6 September 2024.


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