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Bryotropha affinis

Checklist Number
35.047 [B&F: 0779]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Gelechiidae
Subfamily:Anomologinae
Genus:Bryotropha
Species:affinis
Authority:(Haworth, 1828)

Common around old buildings and in urban areas throughout southern Britain, very local elsewhere. In Hampshire widely distributed, but not particularly common. Recorded on the Isle of Wight for the first time at Freshwater in 2010. Wingspan 9-12 mm. Main confusion species is B. similis, but B. affinis usually has small pale yellow patch adjacent to streak in centre of forewing. Larva feeds on various mosses, especially those growing on old walls, living within a silken gallery.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
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Larval

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