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Bryotropha affinis

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Species of moth

Bryotropha affinis
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Larva

The wingspan is 9–12 mm. The terminal joint of palpi longer than second. Forewings dark fuscous, sprinkled with whitish ; a yellow-whitish basal dot; usually a small black spot in disc towards base; stigmata black, plical followed and two discal connected by yellow-whitish scales ; a fine obtusely angulated sometimes interrupted yellowish-white fascia at 3/4. Hindwings light grey. Larva pinkish, paler on each side of dorsal line, darker-marbled on sides ; dots black, very inconspicuous ; head and plate of 2 black. Stainton’s confinis seems to be a dark northern form.

Adults are on wing from June to July in the UK, and from May to September more generally. The larvae feed on mosses on walls and thatch in both open country and urban areas.

References

  1. ^ "Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ Karsholt, O.; Rutten, T. (2005). "The genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western Palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 148 (1): 77–207. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000168.
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  4. Mike Wall. "Bryotropha affinis". Hantsmoths. The Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies) of Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  6. Heath, J.,ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
  7. Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. . 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
  8. lepiforum.de includes imagesPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  9. Kimber, Ian. "Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)". UK Moths. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Bryotropha affinis


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