Monochroa palustrellus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Monochroa |
| Species: | M. palustrellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Monochroa palustrellus (Douglas, 1850)[1] | |
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Monochroa palustrellus, the wainscot neb, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in from western, central and northern Europe to the Ural Mountains and southern Siberia.[2] The habitat consists of waste ground, dry pastures and sand-dunes.[3]
The wingspan is 17–19 mm.[4] The forewings are yellowish white, covered with black lines. The hindwings are griseous (mottled grey).[5] Adults are on wing from late June to August in one generation per year.[6]
The larvae feed on Rumex species, including Rumex crispus, Rumex aquaticus and Rumex hydrolapathum. They feed in the stem, leaf petioles or rootstock.
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
- ↑ Hants Moths
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
- ↑ lepiforum.de
- ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium
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