Bryotropha plantariella

Bryotropha plantariella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, north-eastern Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Belarus, Russia (including Siberia) and North America. Records from Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia need confirmation.

Bryotropha plantariella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Bryotropha
Species:
B. plantariella
Binomial name
Bryotropha plantariella
(Tengström, 1848)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia plantariella Tengström, 1848
  • Gelechia cinerosella Tengström, 1848
  • Gelechia serrulatella Tengström, 1848
  • Bryotropha brevipalpella Rebel, 1893

The wingspan is 11–13 mm for males and 11–12 mm for females. The forewings are dark ochreous grey to brown. The hindwings are pale grey. Females are similar to males, but somewhat darker.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.

The larvae possibly feed on Sphagnum species.

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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