Monochroa nomadella

Monochroa nomadella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species: M. nomadella
Binomial name
Monochroa nomadella
(Zeller, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia nomadella Frey, 1868

Monochroa nomadella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found from southern and central Europe to the southern Ural. It is also found in Mongolia.[2] Records of M. nomadella from France and north-western Italy refer to Monochroa bronzella.[3] The species prefers calcareous habitats.

The wingspan is 12–14 mm for males and about 8 mm for females. The wings of the females are reduced to some extent and it is thought they do not fly.

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. KARSHOLT, O., NEL, J., FOURNIER, F., VARENNE, T. & P. HUEMER (2013): Monochroa bronzella sp. n. from the southwestern Alps (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). — Nota lepidopterologica 36 (1): 13-18
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