Bryotropha affinis
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Bryotropha |
| Species: | B. affinis |
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Bryotropha affinis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae.[1][2][3] It is found in most of Europe.[1][2]
The wingspan is 9–12 mm.[2][4] The terminal joint of palpi longer than second. Forewings dark fuscous, sprinkled with whitish; a yellow-whitish basal dot; usually a small black spot in disc towards base; stigmata black, plical followed and two discal connected by yellow-whitish scales; a fine obtusely angulated sometimes interrupted yellowish-white fascia at 3/4. Hindwings light grey. Larva pinkish, paler on each side of dorsal line, darker-marbled on sides; dots black, very inconspicuous; head and plate of 2 black. Stainton’s confinis seems to be a dark northern form.[5][6][7][8]
Adults are on wing from June to July in the UK,[9] and from May to September more generally.[2] The larvae feed on mosses on walls and thatch in both open country and urban areas.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Karsholt, O.; Rutten, T. (2005). "The genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western Palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 148 (1): 77–207. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000168.
- ↑ "Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)". Catalogue of World Gelechiidae 1.1.24.239. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ↑ Mike Wall. "Bryotropha affinis". Hantsmoths. The Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies) of Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description - ↑ Heath, J., ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
- ↑ Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
- ↑ lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Kimber, Ian. "Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)". UK Moths. Retrieved 6 September 2024.