Bryotropha plebejella explained

Bryotropha plebejella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, southern France, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece, the Aegean Islands, Crete, Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, Israel, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Madeira and the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is 10–13 mm.[1] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to late September, probably in two generations per year.

Notes and References

  1. , 2005, the genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 77-207. Abstract and full article: http://www.nev.nl/tve/pdf/te0148077.pdf