Bryotropha branella

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.

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

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
  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.
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