Bryotropha sattleri

Bryotropha sattleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species: B. sattleri
Binomial name
Bryotropha sattleri
Nel, 2003[1]

Bryotropha sattleri is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Portugal, Spain, France, Sardinia, Italy, Greece, the Aegean Islands, Crete and Morocco.

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are pale grey to ochreous brown. The base with an indistinct basal spot followed by indistinct dark costal and tornal blotches. The hindwings are pale brown, but darker towards the apex.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from April 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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