Bryotropha branella

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Bryotropha branella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species:
B. branella
Binomial name
Bryotropha branella
(Busck, 1908) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia branellaBusck, 1908

Bryotropha branella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the north-eastern part of the United States and adjoining south-eastern Canada.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. [2] Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to mid August and in mid-September. There is probably one generation per year.

References

  1. "Bryotropha branella". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  2. Rutten, Twan; Karsholt, Ole (2004). "Review of the Nearctic species of Bryotropha Heinemann (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Zootaxa . 740: 1–42. ISSN   1175-5334.