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Bryotropha affinis

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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)[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

Bryotropha affinis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae.[1][2][3] It is found in most of Europe.[1][2]

A piece of moss showing frass thrown out by the larva
Larva

The wingspan is 9–12 mm.[2][4] 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.[5]

Adults are on wing from June to July in the UK,[6] and from May to September more generally.[2] The larvae feed on mosses on walls and thatch in both open country and urban areas.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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.
  3. ^ "Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)". Catalogue of World Gelechiidae 1.1.24.239. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  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. ^ Kimber, Ian. "Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)". UK Moths. Retrieved 6 September 2024.


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