Bryotropha arabica

Bryotropha arabica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species: B. arabica
Binomial name
Bryotropha arabica
Amsel, 1952

Bryotropha arabica is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Spain, France, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia and Greece, as well as on Crete, Cyprus and Sicily.[1] Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya), the Middle East (Israel, Lebanon, Syria), Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Turkmenistan.

The wingspan is 12–17 mm. The forewings are grey to ochreous brown, mottled with black. The extreme base has a light ochreous basal spot followed by black patches. The hindwings are pale grey, but are darker towards the apex.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to October in Europe and from January to October in south-west Asia.

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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