Gelechiidae

35.042 Upland Moss-moth Bryotropha boreella (Douglas, 1851)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: M 6.5 to 7mm, F 5.5 to 6.5mm

Habitats: Damp upland, heather moorland, Scottish mosses and the bottom of herb rich mountain slopes

Habits: The moth flies in the morning on sunny days and can be disturbed or swept in warm weather. It sometimes rests on tree trunks. It occasionally comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds from a vertical silk tube in a moss. It is known to feed on Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum, Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre and Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus. It pupates in a silk cocoon in the larval gallery.