Species Details

ABH: 35.040

BF: 787

Family: Gelechiidae

Subfamily: Anomologinae

Taxon: Bryotropha terrella

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Brown Moss-moth

Account:

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan:

Surrey Flight Period: 21 May (2011) — 24 Aug (2021)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Gramineae.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/bryotropha-terrella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 281

Individuals: 65

Earliest Year: 1998

Latest Year: 2025

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