Bryotropha desertella
Seq # 265340040
Bryotropha galbanella

Bryotropha domestica (Haworth, 1828) Species

Last modified: June 16, 2022, 12:02 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)
First mention in Belgium
Janmoulle E. 1946b. Microlépidoptères nouveaux pour la faune belge. — Lambillionea 46: 121–123. On page 122.
Status

Native

Distribution

Bionomics

The larva feeds on moss growing on walls, living in a silken gallery.
Pupates in an open network cocoon inside the larval habitation.
The adults are nocturnal and come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from late May till late August.

Observed on

Substrates:
Mosses

The larva feeds on mosses.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1751 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1762 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1931 Antwerpen
  • 1895 Limburg
  • 171 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1914 Brabant
  • 16 Brabant Wallon
  • 1634 Hainaut
  • 2191 Namur
  • 2111 Liège
  • 2182 Luxembourg