Monochroa tetragonella

Monochroa tetragonella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species: M. tetragonella
Binomial name
Monochroa tetragonella
(Stainton, 1885)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia tetragonella Stainton, 1885
  • Xystophora gudmanni Larsen, 1927
  • Aristotelia gudmanni
  • Monochroa gudmanni

Monochroa tetragonella, the Saltern Neb, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Scandinavia, the Baltic region, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Russia (including the Altai and Transbaikalia).[2] The habitat consists of saltmarshes.

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.[3]

The larvae feed on Lysimachia maritima. They mine the leaves of their host plant. In autumn, the larvae mine out a number of upper leaves, migrating through the stem from one leaf to another. After overwintering, the larvae bore the stem of their host plant.[4] The larvae have a crimson reddish body and an ochreous-yellow head.

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. microlepidoptera.nl
  4. bladmineerders.nl
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