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. It is found in most of Europe.

A piece of moss showing frass thrown out by the larva Bryotropha affinis a piece of moss showing frass thrown out by the larva.JPG
A piece of moss showing frass thrown out by the larva
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Larva

The wingspan is 9–12 mm. [2] Adults are on wing from June to July. [3] The forewings are dark greyish brown to black. The hindwings are grey, but darker towards the apex. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September. [4]

The larvae feed on various mosses. They feed from within a silken gallery. [5] They have a dull purplish brown body.

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea [ dead link ]
  2. microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. UKmoths
  4. Karsholt, Ole & Twan Rutten, 2005, the genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Tijdschrift voor Entomologie148: 77-207. Abstract and full article:
  5. Hants Moths