Bryotropha umbrosella

Bryotropha umbrosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Bryotropha
Species:	B. umbrosella
Binomial name
	Bryotropha umbrosella; (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
	Gelechia umbrosella Zeller, 1839; Gelechia mundella Douglas, 1850; Gelechia portlandicella Richardson, 1890; Bryotropha umbrosella r. fulvipalpella de Joannis, 1909; Gelechia anacampsoidella Hering, 1924;

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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[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: [1]

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