Bryotropha

Bryotropha is a genus of the twirler moth family (Gelechiidae). Among these, it is placed in the tribe Anomologini of subfamily Gelechiinae; the tribe was formerly considered a distinct subfamily Anomologinae.^[3]

Bryotropha
Adult Bryotropha terrella at Commanster (Belgian Ardennes)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Subfamily:	Gelechiinae
Genus:	Bryotropha Heinemann, 1870[1]
Type species
Tinea terrella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Species
Many, see text
Synonyms
[2] Briotropha (lapsus) Bryothropha (lapsus) Bryotrocha (lapsus) Mniophaga Pierce & Daltry, 1938 Adelphotropha Gozmány, 1955

Species

Species of Bryotropha are:^[4]

• horribilis-group
  • Bryotropha horribilis Rutten & Karsholt, 2005
  • Bryotropha sabulosella (Rebel, 1905)
• domestica-group
  • Bryotropha domestica (Haworth, 1828)
  • Bryotropha vondermuhlli Nel & Brusseaux, 2003
• terrella-group
  • Bryotropha rossica Anikin & Piskunov, 1996
  • Bryotropha azovica Bidzilia, 1997
  • Bryotropha arabica Amsel, 1952
  • Bryotropha brevivalvata Li & Zheng, 1997
  • Bryotropha patockai Elsner & Karsholt, 2003
  • Bryotropha purpurella (Zetterstedt, 1839)
  • Bryotropha parapurpurella Bidzilya, 1998
  • Bryotropha elegantula Li & Zheng, 1997
  • Bryotropha tachyptilella (Rebel, 1916)
  • Bryotropha italica Karsholt & Rutten, 2005
  • Bryotropha politella (Stainton, 1851)
  • Bryotropha aliterrella (Rebel, 1935)
  • Bryotropha nupponeni Karsholt & Rutten, 2005
  • Bryotropha terrella
  • Bryotropha sattleri Nel, 2003
  • Bryotropha desertella (Douglas, 1850)
  • Bryotropha palliptera Li & Wang, 2000
  • Bryotropha wolschrijni Karsholt & Rutten, 2005
  • Bryotropha heckfordi Karsholt & Rutten, 2005
• similis-group
  • Bryotropha figulella (Staudinger, 1859)
  • Bryotropha plantariella (Tengström, 1848)
  • Bryotropha galbanella (Zeller, 1839)
  • Bryotropha gemella Rutten & Karsholt, 2004
  • Bryotropha boreella (Douglas, 1851)
  • Bryotropha phycitiniphila Karsholt & Rutten, 2005
  • Bryotropha sutteri Karsholt & Rutten, 2005
  • Bryotropha gallurella Amsel, 1952
  • Bryotropha hendrikseni Karsholt & Rutten, 2005
  • Bryotropha pallorella Amsel, 1952 (= B. mulinoides)
  • Bryotropha hulli Karsholt & Rutten, 2005
  • Bryotropha plebejella (Zeller, 1847)
  • Bryotropha dryadella (Zeller, 1850) (= B. saralella)
  • Bryotropha basaltinella (Zeller, 1839)
  • Bryotropha affinis (Haworth, 1828)
  • Bryotropha umbrosella (Zeller, 1839) (= B. mundella)
  • Bryotropha similis (Stainton, 1854) (= B. dufraneella)
  • Bryotropha svenssoni Park, 1984
  • Bryotropha senectella (Zeller, 1839)
  • Bryotropha hodgesi Rutten & Karsholt, 2004
  • Bryotropha branella (Busck, 1908)
  • Bryotropha altitudophila Rutten & Karsholt, 2004
  • Bryotropha montana Li & Zheng, 1997

Former species

• Bryotropha plurilineella Chrét (nomen nudum)