Seq # 265340010

Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828) Species

Last modified: March 23, 2023, 3:37 p.m.


A fairly common species in Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Bryotropha > Species: Bryotropha affinis
Vernacular names
Geelwitte mospalpmot (NL)
First mention in Belgium
Donckier de Donceel Ch. 1882. Catalogue des Lépidoptères de Belgique. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 26: 5–161. On page 129. view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Genitalia


Bionomics

The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in June and July.


Observed on

Substrates:
Mosses

The larva lives on mosses, a.o.: Tortula muralis growing on walls.

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