Monochroa sepicolella
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| Monochroa sepicolella | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Monochroa |
| Species: | M. sepicolella
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| Binomial name | |
| Monochroa sepicolella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1]
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Monochroa sepicolella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and northern Europe to the Ural Mountains, the Caucasus and southern Siberia.[2] The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[3] The larvae feed on Fallopia dumetorum and Rumex thyrsiflorus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ Swedish Moths
- ↑ bladmineerders.nl