Monochroa niphognatha
| Monochroa niphognatha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Monochroa |
| Species: | M. niphognatha |
| Binomial name | |
| Monochroa niphognatha (Gozmány, 1953) | |
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Monochroa niphognatha is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Gozmány in 1953. It is found in Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Sweden, Finland, Latvia and Ukraine.[1][2]
The wingspan is 13-15 mm.[3] Adults are on wing in June and July.[4]
The larvae feed in the stem of Persicaria amphibia.[5]
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