Bryotropha affinis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Bryotropha |
Species: | B. affinis
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Binomial name | |
Bryotropha affinis | |
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Bryotropha affinis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is 9–12 mm. [2] Adults are on wing from June to July. [3] The forewings are dark greyish brown to black. The hindwings are grey, but darker towards the apex. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September. [4]
The larvae feed on various mosses. They feed from within a silken gallery. [5] They have a dull purplish brown body.
Bryotropha affinis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Bryotropha |
Species: | B. affinis
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Binomial name | |
Bryotropha affinis | |
Synonyms | |
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Bryotropha affinis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is 9–12 mm. [2] Adults are on wing from June to July. [3] The forewings are dark greyish brown to black. The hindwings are grey, but darker towards the apex. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September. [4]
The larvae feed on various mosses. They feed from within a silken gallery. [5] They have a dull purplish brown body.