Seq # 265340040

Bryotropha domestica (Haworth, 1828) Species

Last modified: Feb. 26, 2024, 6:11 p.m.


A very rare and local species in Belgium. Probably underrecorded due to the similarity with other species of the genus, especially with Bryotropha basaltinella.
Distribution after 2004 is based only on specimens checked for genitalia.


Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Bryotropha > Species: Bryotropha domestica
Vernacular names
Mospalpmot (NL), House Neb, House Moss-moth (EN)
First mention in Belgium
Janmoulle E. 1946b. Microlépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune belge. — Lambillionea 46: 121–123. On page 122.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 13–14 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The larva feeds from a silken gallery, it is full fed late April/early May and spins a slight cocoon among moss where pupation takes place.
The adults are nocturnal and come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults have been seen from mid-May, but usually a little bit later from June onwards till mid-September.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Tortula muralis
Substrates:
Mosses

The larva feeds on mosses like Tortula muralis and other mosses growing on walls and roofs.

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Habitat

It inhabits in suitable localities where the food plant occurs and is found in a wide range of habitats like urban environments, old quarries etc...

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