Bryotropha terrella

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Bryotropha terrella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species:
B. terrella
Binomial name
Bryotropha terrella
Synonyms
  • Tinea terrellaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Tinea inulellaHübner, [1805]
  • Nothris pauperellaHübner, [1825]
  • Gelechia latellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Gelechia lutescensConstant, 1865
  • Gelechia suspectellaHeinemann, 1870
  • Bryotropha alpicolellaHeinemann, 1870
  • Gelechia distinctella var. tenebrosellaTeich, 1886
  • Bryotropha terrella var. sardoterrellaSchawerda, 1936
  • Bryotropha terrella ab. quignoniDufrane, 1938
  • Bryotropha terrella ab. joannisiDufrane, 1938
  • Bryotropha terrella ab. rufaDufrane, 1938
  • Bryotropha terrella ab. ochreaDufrane, 1938

Bryotropha terrella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is the type species of the genus Bryotropha . It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. [2] The moths are on wing from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various mosses and grasses, including Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus , Syntrichia ruraliformis , Hypnum jutlandicum , Calliergonella cuspidata and Agrostis capillaris .

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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: