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Bryotropha hulli

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Bryotropha hulli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Bryotropha
Species:
B. hulli
Binomial name
Bryotropha hulli
Karsholt & Rutten, 2005[1][2][3]

Bryotropha hulli is a moth of the family Gelechiidae.[1][2][3] It is found in the eastern Mediterranean in the Balkans (Croatia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, mainland Greece), the Aegean Islands, Crete, Cyprus,[1][2] Turkey, Syria and Israel.[1]

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from late April to early November in several generations per year.[1]

Etymology

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The species is named after Mr. M. Hull who offered numerous specimens of Bryotropha species, among them a large sample of this species, to the authors who describe the species.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Karsholt, Ole; Rutten, Twan (2005). "The genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western Palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 148 (1): 77–207. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000168.
  2. ^ a b c "Bryotropha hulli Karsholt & Rutten, 2005". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Bryotropha hulli Karsholt & Rutten, 2005". Catalogue of World Gelechiidae 1.1.24.239. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.