Bryotropha purpurella
| Bryotropha purpurella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Bryotropha |
| Species: | B. purpurella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bryotropha purpurella (Zetterstedt, 1839)[1] | |
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Bryotropha purpurella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia and Russia (European part of Russia, Transbaikalia and Altai).[2]
The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are uniformly dark fuscous to black with a purple tinge. The hindwings are dark grey, but darker towards the apex.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
- ↑ 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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