Bryotropha rossica

Bryotropha rossica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species: B. rossica
Binomial name
Bryotropha rossica
Anikin & Piskunov, 1996[1]
Synonyms
  • Bryotropha tachengensis Li & Zheng, 1997

Bryotropha rossica is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in southern Russia, Kazakhstan, north-western China and Estonia.

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are mixed ochreous and greyish brown. The hindwings are pale ochreous brown, but darker towards the apex.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.

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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