Bryotropha pallorella

Bryotropha pallorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species: B. pallorella
Binomial name
Bryotropha pallorella
Amsel, 1952[1]
Synonyms
  • Bryotropha mulinoides Amsel, 1952
  • Bryotropha zannonicola Hartig, 1953

Bryotropha pallorella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy and Morocco.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are greyish brown to dark greyish brown, weakly mottled with lighter and darker scales. The hindwings are very pale brown at the base, but much darker towards the apex.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Karsholt, Ole & Twan Rutten, 2005, the genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 77-207. Abstract and full article:
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