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Bryotropha similis

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Species of moth

Bryotropha similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species: B. similis
Binomial name
Bryotropha similis
(Stainton, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia similis Stainton, 1854
  • Gelechia thuleella Zeller (in Staudinger), 1857
  • Gelechia similella Doubleday, 1859
  • Gelechia pullifimbriella Clemens, 1863
  • Gelechia confinis Stainton, 1871
  • Gelechia obscurecinerea Nolcken, 1871
  • Gelechia stolidella Morris, 1872
  • Gelechia fuliginosella Snellen, 1882
  • Bryotropha fuliginosella
  • Gelechia clandestina Meyrick, 1923
  • Duvita tahavusella Forbes, 1922
  • Bryotropha dufraneella de Joannis, 1928
  • Bryotropha novisimilis Li & Zheng, 1997

Bryotropha similis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It has a Holarctic distribution, including Greenland and Iceland. It is widespread in northern, central and eastern Europe. In southern Europe, it is only known from a few mountainous regions. It is also found throughout the Palaearctic.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The terminal joint of palpi longer than second. Forewings dark fuscous, somewhat paler sprinkled; stigmata indistinctly blackish, first discal beyond plical; a faint slender obtusely angulated pale fascia at 3, forming an indistinct ochreous-whitish spot on costa. Hindwings grey, paler anteriorly.

Adults have been recorded on wing from early June to late August, probably in one generation per year.

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:
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. Heath, J., ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
  5. Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. . 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
  6. lepiforum.de includes imagesPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Bryotropha similis


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