Bryotropha phycitiniphila

Bryotropha phycitiniphila is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in south-eastern Kazakhstan.

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

The wingspan is 13–14 mm for males and about 12 mm for females. The forewings of the males are pale brownish grey, mottled with pale white and ochreous. The hindwings are grey. Females are slightly darker.[1] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.

Etymology

The species is named after the circumstances under which some males were collected, being attracted to the pheromones of a female specimen of Pyla fusca.

References
  1. 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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