''Bryotropha galbanella'' is a
moth of the family
Gelechiidae. It is found in
Denmark,
Norway,
Sweden
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,
Finland,
Estonia,
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
,
Great Britain,
France, the
Netherlands,
Germany,
Poland,
Austria, the
Czech Republic,
Italy,
Romania and
Russia. It is also found in
Japan
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and
North America
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(
Alaska and extreme north-western
Canada). Furthermore, it was incorrectly recorded from
Chile.
The
wingspan is 14–18 mm for males and 13–16 mm for females.
[, 2005, the genus ''Bryotropha'' Heinemann in the western palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), ''Tijdschrift voor Entomologie'' 148: 77-207. Abstract and full article]
/ref> Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on '' Dicranum scoparium''. They live in a silken tube. In captivity,
larvae have also been reared on ''Homalothecium lutescens
''Homalothecium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae.
Species
The following species are recognised:
*'' Homalothecium aequatoriense''
*'' Homalothecium afrostriatum''
*'' Homalothecium aplocladum''
*'' Homalotheciu ...
''. They have a pale brown body.
References
Moths described in 1839
galbanella
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
Moths of North America
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