Bryotropha nupponeni is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the southern Ural region of Russia.
| Bryotropha nupponeni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Bryotropha |
| Species: | B. nupponeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Bryotropha nupponeni Karsholt & Rutten, 2005[1]
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The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are fuscous brown and the hindwings are pale fuscous, but darker towards the apex.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.
Etymology edit
The species is named in honour of Mr. K. Nupponen who provided the authors with the type series of the species.
References edit
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ 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: [1]