Bryotropha hendrikseni

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

Bryotropha hendrikseni
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B. hendrikseni
Binomial name
Bryotropha hendrikseni
Karsholt & Rutten, 2005[1]

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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