Bryotropha umbrosella

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Bryotropha umbrosella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species:
B. umbrosella
Binomial name
Bryotropha umbrosella
(Zeller, 1839) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia umbrosellaZeller, 1839
  • Gelechia mundellaDouglas, 1850
  • Gelechia portlandicellaRichardson, 1890
  • Bryotropha umbrosella r. fulvipalpellade Joannis, 1909
  • Gelechia anacampsoidellaHering, 1924

Bryotropha umbrosella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in open dune areas throughout most of north-western Europe. In southern Europe, it is only known from one record from Spain.

They are known to have a wingspan is 9–11 mm. [2] Adults have been recorded on wing from late May to early August, probably in one generation per year.

Larvae live in a silken tube amongst Ceratodon purpureus . They have also been observed eating grass.

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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: