Monochroa suffusella

Monochroa suffusella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species:
M. suffusella
Binomial name
Monochroa suffusella
(Douglas, 1850)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia suffusella Douglas, 1850
  • Gelechia oblitella Doubleday, 1859
  • Bryotropha peterseni Teich, 1901

Monochroa suffusella, the notch wing neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Alps and from Ireland to Romania.[2] In the east, the range extends to Japan. The habitat consists of bogs, fens, swamps and salt-marshes.[3]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[4][5] Head whitish. Forewings whitish-ochreous, posteriorly irrorated with brown, costal edge whitish; second discal stigma dark fuscous; a black costal dot above it. Hindwings pale grey.[6][7][8][9]

Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Eriophorum angustifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[10]

References

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  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ Norfolk Moths
  4. ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ lepiforum.de
  6. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  7. ^ Heath, J., ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
  8. ^ Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
  9. ^ lepiforum.de includes imagesPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  10. ^ bladmineerders.nl


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