Bryotropha affinis

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
Larva

Bryotropha affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Bryotropha
Species:
B. affinis
Binomial name
Bryotropha affinis
(Haworth, 1828)[1]
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

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
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. microlepidoptera.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:
  5. Hants Moths


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