Gelechiidae : Anomologinae
Bryotropha affinis
BRYOTROPHA affinis (Haworth, 1828)
Bryotropha affinis
BRYOTROPHA affinis (Haworth, 1828)
Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only
Description
Vernacular Name: Dark Groundling
Wingspan: 9 - 12mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - ( Excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Madeira,Malta & Slovenia)
UK Distribution: England,Wales - fairly common and widespread : North or northerly England,south - west Wales,Channel Isles and Northern Ireland - local : Scotland,Ireland - very local
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Urban Areas : Parkland : Rural Buildings
Similar Species -
Observations: Although similar to B.similis this moth has yellow speckling which does not occur with the similar species which also has a glossy appearance.
THe forewing is dark brown and covered with yellowish scales which gives the moth a speckled appearance.There are four blackish brown dots before half way along forewing and there are yellow scales at the tornus and opposite the costa.
The moth flies at dusk and it attracted to light.
Wingspan: 9 - 12mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - ( Excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Madeira,Malta & Slovenia)
UK Distribution: England,Wales - fairly common and widespread : North or northerly England,south - west Wales,Channel Isles and Northern Ireland - local : Scotland,Ireland - very local
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Recurvaria affinis (Haworth, 1828)
- Tinia terrella Schiffermüller, 1775
- Great Britain
Habitat: Urban Areas : Parkland : Rural Buildings
Similar Species -
- Bryotropha similis (Stainton, 1854)
Observations: Although similar to B.similis this moth has yellow speckling which does not occur with the similar species which also has a glossy appearance.
THe forewing is dark brown and covered with yellowish scales which gives the moth a speckled appearance.There are four blackish brown dots before half way along forewing and there are yellow scales at the tornus and opposite the costa.
The moth flies at dusk and it attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Larva probably feeds on other mosses growing on walls
Larva probably feeds on other mosses growing on walls
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Pottiaceae - Moss family
- Tortula muralis - Wall Screw Moss
- Bryaceae - Mosses & Liverworts
- Bryum capillare - Capillary Thread-moss
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechioidea Gelechiidae Anomologinae BRYOTROPHA Heinemann 1870 Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828) - Tinea terrella Schiffermüller, 1775 - RECURVARIA affinis (Haworth, 1828) = Tinea affinella Doubleday, 1859 = Gelechia tegulella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 - Lepidoptera Britannica (4): Title Page : p.551 - n.19 - Great Britain |