Bryotropha branella
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Bryotropha |
Species: | B. branella
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Bryotropha branella | |
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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.
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.
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