Bryotropha horribilis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in eastern Turkey, northern Iran, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.
The wingspan is 11–14 mm., 2005, the genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 77-207. Abstract and full article: Adults have been recorded on wing in June and July.
Etymology The species name refers to the exclamation of one of the authors after the first glance at the male genitalia of this new species and is derived from Latin horribilis (meaning horrible or ghastly).
See also List of moths of Turkey List of moths of Iran
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