Norfolk status
Scarce.
Occurs mainly on dry grassland.

Pronounced sexual dimorphism, the male can be confused with B. terrella, the female resembles light coastal forms of B. desertella, dissection is necessary for identification.

[Heckford, R. J. & Sterling, P. H. 2003. The discovery of the larva of Bryotropha politella (Stainton, 1851) and larval descriptions of this species and B. galbanella (Zeller, 1839) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Entomologist’s Gazette 54: 223–226. ]

VC27,28 records [MBGBI vol4.2 p116]

	Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 3 (4%) of 74 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1874. Last Recorded in 2005. Additional Stats

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