Bryotropha galbanella
Seq # 265340060
Bryotropha senectella

Bryotropha politella (Stainton, 1851) Species

Last modified: March 8, 2021, 2:06 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)
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 c. 12-16 mm. The adult males are brownish-grey with several darker spots, and females are similar, though paler. Both sexes often show a sheen to the forewings.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The early stages are poorly documented but the species occurs in dry grassy habitats and is suspected to feed on grasses or moss.

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Observed on

Substrates:
Unknown

Grasses or mosses.

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1761 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1773 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1947 Antwerpen
  • 1900 Limburg
  • 183 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1914 Brabant
  • 21 Brabant Wallon
  • 1645 Hainaut
  • 2199 Namur
  • 2119 Liège
  • 2197 Luxembourg