Bryotropha purpurella

Bryotropha purpurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Bryotropha
Species:	B. purpurella
Binomial name
	Bryotropha purpurella; (Zetterstedt, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
	Lita purpurella Zetterstedt, 1839; Gelechia flavipalpella Nylander in Tengström, 1848;

Bryotropha purpurella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Latvia and Russia (European part of Russia, Transbaikalia and Altai).[2]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are uniformly dark fuscous to black with a purple tinge. The hindwings are dark grey, but darker towards the apex.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.

References

Fauna Europaea
Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
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:

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview

[3] 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: