Bryotropha affinis

Bryotropha affinis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Bryotropha
Species:	B. affinis
Binomial name
	Bryotropha affinis; (Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
	Recurvaria affinis Haworth, 1828; Gelechia tegulella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854; Gelechia tectella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854; Gelechia affinella Doubleday, 1859; Anacampsoides affinitella Bruand 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

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.

References[edit]

^ Fauna Europaea^{[dead link]}
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ UKmoths
^ Karsholt, Ole & Twan Rutten, 2005, the genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 77-207. Abstract and full article: [1]
^ Hants Moths

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[1] Fauna Europaea^{[dead link]}

[2] rolepidoptera.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 Entomologie 148: 77-207. Abstract and full article: [1]

[5] Hants Moths

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