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Bryotropha sutteri

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

Bryotropha sutteri is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Spain, Tunisia, Sardinia, Sicily, Lesbos and Turkey.

The wingspan is 13–14 mm.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June and from August to September.

Etymology

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The species is named in honour of Mr. R. Sutter who did a lot of work on Microlepidoptera.

References

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  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: [1]