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Bryotropha sabulosella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Bryotropha

Similar
  
Bryotropha domestica, Bryotropha, Gelechiidae

Bryotropha sabulosella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey and northern Iran.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. The forewings are dark, almost blackish brown, in the central part mixed with ochreous, orange-brown and grey. The hindwings are pale ochreous to greyish brown. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July and from September to October, probably in two generations per year.

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Bryotropha sabulosella Wikipedia