Bryotropha senectella

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.^[2] The terminal joint of palpi is longer than second. The forewings are light ochreous, mixed with fuscous, or wholly fuscous with a dark fuscous spot in disc near base; stigmata dark fuscous, first discal beyond plical; an indistinct angulated pale fascia at 3/4, preceded by a dark costal spot. Hindwings light grey.^[3][4][5][6]

Adults have been recorded on wing from June to early September.The larvae feed on mosses.