Bryotropha hodgesi

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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Bryotropha
Species:
B. hodgesi
Binomial name
Bryotropha hodgesi
Rutten & Karsholt, 2004[1]

The wingspan is 10–12 millimetres (0.39–0.47 in). The forewings are ochreous brown and the hindwings are pale brownish, but darker towards the apex. In California, adults have been recorded on wing from mid March to early October. In Canada, adults were collected from late June to mid September. This means there might be two generations per year in the southern part of its range, while there probably is just one generation in the northern part.[2]

Etymology

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

References
  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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