Bryotropha affinis

Bryotropha affinis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Bryotropha
Species:	B. affinis
Binomial name
	Bryotropha affinis; (Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
	Recurvaria affinis Haworth, 1828; Gelechia tegulella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854; Gelechia tectella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854; Gelechia affinella Doubleday, 1859; Anacampsoides affinitella Bruand d'Uzelle, 1859;

Bryotropha affinis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is found in most of Europe.^[1]^[2]

A piece of moss showing frass thrown out by the larva

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]

Adults are on wing from June to July in the UK,^[6] 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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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
^ Kimber, Ian. "Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)". UK Moths. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

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[Fauna_Europaea-1] "Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

[Karsholt_and_Rutten_2005-2] 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.

[World_Gelechiidae-3] "Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)". Catalogue of World Gelechiidae 1.1.24.239. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

[4] Mike Wall. "Bryotropha affinis". Hantsmoths. The Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies) of Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

[5] 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

[UKMoths-6] Kimber, Ian. "Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)". UK Moths. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

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