Monochroa lutulentella
| Monochroa lutulentella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Monochroa |
| Species: | M. lutulentella |
| Binomial name | |
| Monochroa lutulentella (Zeller, 1839)[1] | |
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Monochroa lutulentella, the Black Neb, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is widely distributed in northern Europe and the central European mountains, east to the Ural Mountains.[2] The habitat consists of fens, marshes and on river-banks.
The wingspan is 14–16 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of July to the beginning of August.[3]
The larvae feed on Filipendula ulmaria. They feed within the roots of their host plant.[4]
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
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
- ↑ Hants Moths
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