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Bryotropha branella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Bryotropha

Bryotropha branella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the north-eastern part of the United States and adjoining south-eastern Canada.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are ochreous to dark ochreous grey with a fuscous costal edge and with distinct blackish basal spots at the costa and tornus. The hindwings are pale ochreous grey, but darker towards the apex. Adults have been recorded on wing from late June to mid August and in mid-September. There is probably one generation per year.

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Bryotropha branella Wikipedia