Bryotropha nupponeni

Bryotropha nupponeni is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the southern Ural region of Russia.

Bryotropha nupponeni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Bryotropha
Species:
B. nupponeni
Binomial name
Bryotropha nupponeni
Karsholt & Rutten, 2005[1]

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are fuscous brown and the hindwings are pale fuscous, but darker towards the apex.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Mr. K. Nupponen who provided the authors with the type series of the species.

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References
  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:


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