Monochroa suffusella

Species of moth

Monochroa suffusella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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] Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Eriophorum angustifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[6]

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. ^ bladmineerders.nl
Taxon identifiers
Monochroa suffusella


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