Bryotropha hodgesi is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found along the western coast of the United States, north to the extreme southern part of Canada.

Bryotropha hodgesi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species:
B. hodgesi
Binomial name
Bryotropha hodgesi

The wingspan is 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in).[2]

Etymology

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The species is named in honour of R.W. Hodges.

References

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  1. ^ "Bryotropha hodgesi Rutten & Karsholt, 2004". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  2. ^ Rutten, Twan & Ole Karsholt, 2004, Review of the Nearctic species of Bryotropha Heinemann (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa 740: 1-42
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