Bryotropha italica

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Bryotropha italica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species:
B. italica
Binomial name
Bryotropha italica
Karsholt & Rutten, 2005 [1]

Bryotropha italica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Italy.

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. [2] Adults have been recorded on wing from late May to mid-July.

The larvae possibly feed on Melandrium album .

Etymology

The name of this species refers to the country of origin.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Karsholt, Ole & Twan Rutten, 2005, the genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Tijdschrift voor Entomologie148: 77-207. Abstract and full article: