Bryotropha basaltinella
| Bryotropha basaltinella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Bryotropha |
| Species: | B. basaltinella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bryotropha basaltinella (Zeller, 1839)[1] | |
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Bryotropha basaltinella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. 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 blackisk 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
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
- ↑ 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:
- ↑ UKmoths
- ↑ LOT Moths and Butterflies
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