Bryotropha senectella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found throughout Europe.

Bryotropha senectella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Bryotropha
Species:	B. senectella
Binomial name
Bryotropha senectella (Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
Gelechia senectella Zeller, 1839 Gelechia ciliatella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Bryotropha obscurella Heinemann, 1870 Bryotropha minorella Heinemann, 1870 Bryotropha phoebusella Millière, 1876 Bryotropha larseni Strand, 1927

The wingspan is 9–13 mm. The forewings are brown, mottled with yellow to greyish ochreous. The hindwings are pale grey, slightly darker towards the apex.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to early September.

Larvae live in silken tubes among Homalothecium lutescens growing on the ground or on low rocks, or among Bryum species growing on walls. The larvae have a dull purplish or reddish brown body and blackish brown head.

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