Bryotropha similis

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Bryotropha similis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species:
B. similis
Binomial name
Bryotropha similis
(Stainton, 1854) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia similisStainton, 1854
  • Gelechia thuleellaZeller (in Staudinger), 1857
  • Gelechia similellaDoubleday, 1859
  • Gelechia pullifimbriellaClemens, 1863
  • Gelechia confinisStainton, 1871
  • Gelechia obscurecinereaNolcken, 1871
  • Gelechia stolidellaMorris, 1872
  • Gelechia fuliginosellaSnellen, 1882
  • Bryotropha fuliginosella
  • Gelechia clandestinaMeyrick, 1923
  • Duvita tahavusellaForbes, 1922
  • Bryotropha dufraneellade Joannis, 1928
  • Bryotropha novisimilisLi & Zheng, 1997

Bryotropha similis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It has a Holarctic distribution, including Greenland and Iceland. It is widespread in northern, central and eastern Europe. In southern Europe, it is only known from a few mountainous regions. It is also found throughout the Palaearctic.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are glossy blackish brown and the hindwings are fuscous, but darker towards the apex. [2] Adults have been recorded on wing from early June to late August, probably in one generation per year.

Larvae have been recorded on old walls covered with mosses and have also been found under moss both on walls and on boulders and stones on the ground. The larvae have a brown body and dark brown head.

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References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Karsholt, Ole & Twan Rutten, 2005, the genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Tijdschrift voor Entomologie148: 77-207. Abstract and full article:


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