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 family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain, France, Bulgaria, North 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. There is at least one reported case of a woman being infested with the larvae in her womb.

References[]

^ Fauna Europaea
^ 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: [1]

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[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: [1]

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