Bryotropha terrella

Bryotropha terrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species: B. terrella
Binomial name
Bryotropha terrella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea terrella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Tinea inulella Hübner, [1805]
  • Nothris pauperella Hübner, [1825]
  • Gelechia latella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Gelechia lutescens Constant, 1865
  • Gelechia suspectella Heinemann, 1870
  • Bryotropha alpicolella Heinemann, 1870
  • Gelechia distinctella var. tenebrosella Teich, 1886
  • Bryotropha terrella var. sardoterrella Schawerda, 1936
  • Bryotropha terrella ab. quignoni Dufrane, 1938
  • Bryotropha terrella ab. joannisi Dufrane, 1938
  • Bryotropha terrella ab. rufa Dufrane, 1938
  • Bryotropha terrella ab. ochrea Dufrane, 1938

Bryotropha terrella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is the type species of the genus Bryotropha. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are mixed brown, ochreous brown and fuscous. The hindwings are grey, but darker towards the apex.[2] The moths are on wing from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various mosses and grasses, including Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, Syntrichia ruraliformis, Hypnum jutlandicum, Calliergonella cuspidata and Agrostis capillaris. They live in a silken gallery. The larvae have a dull reddish brown body and a black head.It is a common species, often found wherever long grass grows, and easily flushed in the daytime.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Karsholt, Ole & Twan Rutten, 2005, the genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 77-207. Abstract and full article:
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