Bryotropha hendrikseni

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

Bryotropha hendrikseni is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Italy, Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Crete, Cyprus, Turkey, Ukraine and Turkmenistan.

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are fuscous mixed with light ochreous, reddish grey or orange grey. The hindwings are pale ochreous to brown, but darker towards the apex.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to early September.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Mr. H. Hendriksen who provided technical assistance to the authors.

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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