Bryotropha hendrikseni

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

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.

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[]

^ 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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