Bryotropha galbanella

Bryotropha galbanella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Bryotropha
Species:	B. galbanella
Binomial name
	Bryotropha galbanella; (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
	Gelechia galbanella Zeller, 1839; Gelechia angustella Heinemann, 1870; Gelechia ilmatariella Hoffmann, 1893; Gelechia galbanella var. griseella Caradja, 1920; Gelechia galbanella var. haareki Strand, 1920; Gelechia fusconigratella Palm, 1947;

Bryotropha galbanella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy, Romania and Russia. It is also found in Japan and North America (Alaska and extreme north-western Canada).^[2] Furthermore, it was incorrectly recorded from Chile.

The wingspan is 14–18 mm for males and 13–16 mm for females.^[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on Dicranum scoparium. They live in a silken tube. In captivity, larvae have also been reared on Homalothecium lutescens. They have a pale brown body.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Rutten, Twan & Ole Karsholt, 2004, Review of the Nearctic species of Bryotropha Heinemann (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 740: 1-42
^ 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]

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Rutten, Twan & Ole Karsholt, 2004, Review of the Nearctic species of Bryotropha Heinemann (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 740: 1-42

[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]

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