Bryotropha hodgesi

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Bryotropha hodgesi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species:
B. hodgesi
Binomial name
Bryotropha hodgesi
Rutten & Karsholt, 2004 [1]

Bryotropha hodgesi is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found along the western coast of the United States, north to the extreme southern part of Canada.

Contents

The wingspan is 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in). [2]

Etymology

The species is named in honour of R.W. Hodges.

References

  1. "Bryotropha hodgesi Rutten & Karsholt, 2004". Moth Photographers Group . Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  2. Rutten, Twan & Ole Karsholt, 2004, Review of the Nearctic species of Bryotropha Heinemann (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 740: 1-42