Monochroa conspersella

Monochroa conspersella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. In Europe, it is found from the Alps to the north. In the east, the range extends to the southern Ural and the Middle Volga,[2] as well as Japan.

Monochroa conspersella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species:
M. conspersella
Binomial name
Monochroa conspersella
Synonyms
  • Gelechia conspersella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Gelechia morosa Mühlig, 1864
  • Xystiphora morosa
  • Anacampsis quaestionella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

The wingspan is 11–12 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to August.[4]

The larvae feed on Lysimachia vulgaris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a lower surface blotch with irregular corridor-like extensions. The center of the mine is brownish and the frass is dispersed. After overwintering, the larvae bore the stem of their host plant.[5] The larvae can be found from September to the beginning of winter. Pupation probably takes place outside of the mine.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. 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
  3. Hants Moths
  4. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. bladmineerders.nl
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