Bryotropha senectella

Bryotropha senectella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species:
B. senectella
Binomial name
Bryotropha senectella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia senectella Zeller, 1839
  • Gelechia ciliatella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Bryotropha obscurella Heinemann, 1870
  • Bryotropha minorella Heinemann, 1870
  • Bryotropha phoebusella Millière, 1876
  • Bryotropha larseni Strand, 1927

Bryotropha senectella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found throughout Europe.

The wingspan is 9–13 mm.[2] The terminal joint of palpi is longer than second. The forewings are light ochreous, mixed with fuscous, or wholly fuscous with a dark fuscous spot in disc near base; stigmata dark fuscous, first discal beyond plical; an indistinct angulated pale fascia at 3/4, preceded by a dark costal spot. Hindwings light grey.[3][4][5][6]

Adults have been recorded on wing from June to early September.The larvae feed on mosses.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ 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]
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Heath, J., ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
  5. ^ Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
  6. ^ lepiforum.de includes imagesPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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