Bryotropha terrella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Nov. 19, 2022, 6:08 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium This species is the commonest of the genus Bryotropha in our country and fairly recognizable as a species.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Bryotropha > Species: Bryotropha terrella
- Vernacular names
- Oranje mospalpmot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Bryotropha zephyrella (Treitschke, 1832), nec (Hübner, 1813)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 24.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Bionomics
The larve feed at the base on the stems of the food plant and hibernates.
The adults are easely flushed from out of long grass during the daytime. They come to light.
No pictures yet!
Flight periods
The adults fly from late May till early August.
