Bryotropha plantariella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, north-eastern Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Belarus, Russia (including Siberia) and North America. Records from Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia need confirmation.
The wingspan is 11âÂÂ13 mm for males and 11âÂÂ12 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.
The larvae possibly feed on Sphagnum species.