Bryotropha italica
Appearance
Bryotropha italica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Bryotropha |
Species: | B. italica
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Binomial name | |
Bryotropha italica Karsholt & Rutten, 2005[1]
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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
[edit]The name of this species refers to the country of origin.
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ 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: [1]