UKMoths Bryotropha affinis - Distribution map
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35.047 BF779
Bryotropha affinis
(Haworth, 1828)
Wingspan 11-12 mm.
A fairly common species throughout most of Britain, this moth has a variable paler band, sometimes broken, across the forewing at about 3/4.
The moths are on the wing in June and July, and are a frequent visitor to the light-trap.
The larvae feed on mosses, often on walls during the early part of the year.
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