Bryotropha galbanella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy, Romania and Russia. It is also found in Japan and North America (Alaska and extreme north-western Canada).[2] Furthermore, it was incorrectly recorded from Chile.

Bryotropha galbanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Bryotropha
Species:	B. galbanella
Binomial name
Bryotropha galbanella (Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
Gelechia galbanella Zeller, 1839 Gelechia angustella Heinemann, 1870 Gelechia ilmatariella Hoffmann, 1893 Gelechia galbanella var. griseella Caradja, 1920 Gelechia galbanella var. haareki Strand, 1920 Gelechia fusconigratella Palm, 1947

The wingspan is 14–18 mm for males and 13–16 mm for females. The forewings are dark ochreous grey, mottled with pale ochre. The hindwings are fuscous grey.[3] 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. They have a pale brown body.

References

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