Bryotropha horribilis

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

Bryotropha horribilis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in eastern Turkey, northern Iran, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.

The wingspan is 11–14 mm. The forewings are brown mixed with orange-brown. The hindwings are pale greyish brown, but darker towards the apex.[1] Adults have been recorded on wing in June and July.

Etymology

The species name refers to the exclamation of one of the authors after the first glance at the male genitalia of this new species and is derived from Latin horribilis (meaning horrible or ghastly).

References

  1. 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:
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