Bryotropha umbrosella
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | B. umbrosella
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Bryotropha umbrosella | |
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Bryotropha umbrosella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in open dune areas throughout most of north-western Europe. In southern Europe, it is only known from one record from Spain.
They are known to have a wingspan is 9–11 mm. The forewings are blackish brown and the hindwings are pale fuscous, but darker towards the apex.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from late May to early August, probably in one generation per year.
Larvae live in a silken tube amongst Ceratodon purpureus. They have also been observed eating grass. The larvae have a pale brown to orange-brown body and brown head.
References[]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ 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: [1]
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1839
- Bryotropha
- Moths of Europe
- Anomologinae stubs