Bryotropha gemella

Bryotropha gemella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Bryotropha
Species:	B. gemella
Binomial name
	Bryotropha gemella; & , 2004[1]

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

The wingspan is 15–16 millimetres (0.59–0.63 in) for males and 13–14 millimetres (0.51–0.55 in) for females. The forewings are dark ochreous brown, suffused with pale ochre. The hindwings are fuscous grey to fuscous brown.^[2]

Etymology[]

The species name is derived from the adjective gemellus (meaning twin) and refers to the similarity to Bryotropha galbanella.

References[]

^ "Bryotropha gemella Rutten & Karsholt, 2004". . Retrieved September 4, 2013.
^ Rutten, Twan & Ole Karsholt, 2004, Review of the Nearctic species of Bryotropha Heinemann (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 740: 1-42

External links[]

Data related to Bryotropha gemella at Wikispecies
Media related to Bryotropha gemella at Wikimedia Commons
Wild species 2010: chapter 19 on Gov of Canada

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[1] "Bryotropha gemella Rutten & Karsholt, 2004". . Retrieved September 4, 2013.

[2] Rutten, Twan & Ole Karsholt, 2004, Review of the Nearctic species of Bryotropha Heinemann (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 740: 1-42

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