Bryotropha galbanella
Seq # 265340060
Bryotropha senectella

Bryotropha politella (Stainton, 1851) Species

Last modified: Feb. 26, 2024, 6:14 p.m.

This very rare species is not seen in Belgium for quite some time, probably extinct.

Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Bryotropha > Species: Bryotropha politella
Vernacular names
Doffe mospalpmot (NL), Polished Neb, Polished Groundling (EN)
First mention in Belgium
Fologne E. 1869. Assemblée mensuelle du 6 mars 1869. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 12: lii. On page lii.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 12-16 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The larva lives in a flimsy whitish silken tube.
The adults can easily disturbed by day. They are active at dawn and occasionally at dusk, later they come to light.

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Flight periods

Adults are on the wing from May towards late July.

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Substrates:
Unknown

The larva feeds on mosses like Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus.

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Habitat

It inhabits mainly open grasslands.

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Contact
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Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1801 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1798 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1969 Antwerpen
  • 1922 Limburg
  • 219 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 30 Brabant Wallon
  • 1685 Hainaut
  • 2227 Namur
  • 2148 Liège
  • 2225 Luxembourg