Bryotropha altitudophila is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in central North America, from Saskatchewan to Mexico in the south.
Bryotropha altitudophila | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Bryotropha |
Species: | B. altitudophila
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Binomial name | |
Bryotropha altitudophila |
The wingspan is 11–13 millimetres (0.43–0.51 in).[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from early June to early August. There is probably one generation per year.
References
edit- ^ "Bryotropha galbanella (Zeller, 1839)". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ^ Rutten, Twan & Ole Karsholt, 2004, Review of the Nearctic species of Bryotropha Heinemann (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 740: 1-42
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Bryotropha altitudophila.
- Data related to Bryotropha altitudophila at Wikispecies