Bryotropha basaltinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species:
B. basaltinella
Binomial name
Bryotropha basaltinella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia basaltinella Zeller, 1839

Bryotropha basaltinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Great Britain, the Benelux, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland.

The wingspan is 11–12 mm.[2] The forewings are dark grey-brown with a distinct ochreous basal spot followed by blackish blotches on the costa and tornus. The hindwings are pale fuscous, but darker towards the apex.[3] Adults are on wing from May[4] to September in one generation per year.[5]

The larvae feed on various mosses. They live in a densely spun silken tube beneath the surface of the host plant. The larvae have a dull purplish brown body. They can be found in spring.

References

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  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ microlepidoptera.nl Archived October 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ 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:
  4. ↑ UKmoths
  5. ↑ "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-08-13.


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