Bryotropha senectella
Seq # 265340080
Bryotropha terrella

Bryotropha similis (Stainton, 1854) Species

Last modified: March 20, 2024, 2:02 p.m.

A very rare and local species in Belgium. Distribution insufficiently known due to the difficulty of the species and the similarity with other species of the genus.
Distribution after 2004 is based only on specimens checked for genitalia.

Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Bryotropha > Species: Bryotropha similis
Vernacular names
Witte mospalpmot (NL), Obscure Neb, Obscure Moss-moth (EN)
Synonyms
Bryotropha dufraneella (de Joannis, 1928) and Bryotropha fuliginosella (Snellen, 1882)
First mention in Belgium
Dufrane A. 1938. Sur quelques microlépidoptères. — Lambillionea 38: 179–187. On page 182.
Status

Native

Distribution

Imago

Wingspan 11–13 mm.

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature

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Bionomics

The larva lives in a web tube on the host plant.
The adults become active after sunset and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults have been seen from early June towards late July. Depending on weather conditions, the species may fly sooner or later.

Observed on

Substrates:
Mosses

The larva feeds on mosses on walls.

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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 poist woods, urban areas, meadows, sandy places etc...

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Contact
Statistics
Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com
    Species presence
  • 1780 West-Vlaanderen
  • 1778 Oost-Vlaanderen
  • 1954 Antwerpen
  • 1903 Limburg
  • 196 Vlaams Brabant
  • 1915 Brabant
  • 25 Brabant Wallon
  • 1661 Hainaut
  • 2202 Namur
  • 2126 Liège
  • 2212 Luxembourg