Bryotropha basaltinella

Bryotropha basaltinella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Bryotropha
Species:	B. basaltinella
Binomial name
	Bryotropha basaltinella; (Zeller, 1839)
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[edit]

^ Fauna Europaea
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived October 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ 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]
^ UKmoths
^ "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-08-13.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] rolepidoptera.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: [1]

[4] UKmoths

[5] "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-08-13.

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