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Bryotropha affinis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe.

Bryotropha affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Bryotropha
Species:	B. affinis
Binomial name
Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)[1]
Synonyms
Recurvaria affinis Haworth, 1828 Gelechia tegulella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Gelechia tectella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Gelechia affinella Doubleday, 1859 Anacampsoides affinitella Bruand d’Uzelle, 1859

The wingspan is 9–12 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from June to July.[3] The forewings are dark greyish brown to black. The hindwings are grey, but darker towards the apex. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.[4]

The larvae feed on various mosses. They feed from within a silken gallery.[5] They have a dull purplish brown body.

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