Bryotropha branella

Bryotropha branella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Bryotropha
Species:	B. branella
Binomial name
	Bryotropha branella; (Busck, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
	Gelechia branella Busck, 1908;

Bryotropha branella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the north-eastern part of the United States and adjoining south-eastern Canada.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are ochreous to dark ochreous grey with a fuscous costal edge and with distinct blackish basal spots at the costa and tornus. The hindwings are pale ochreous grey, but darker towards the apex.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to mid August and in mid-September. There is probably one generation per year.

References

"Bryotropha branella". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
Rutten, Twan; Karsholt, Ole (2004). "Review of the Nearctic species of Bryotropha Heinemann (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Zootaxa. 740: 1–42. ISSN 1175-5334.

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[1] "Bryotropha branella". North American Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2017-09-09.

[2] Rutten, Twan; Karsholt, Ole (2004). "Review of the Nearctic species of Bryotropha Heinemann (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Zootaxa. 740: 1–42. ISSN 1175-5334.