Monochroa niphognatha

Monochroa niphognatha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species: M. niphognatha
Binomial name
Monochroa niphognatha
(Gozmány, 1953)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia (Xystophora) niphognatha Gozmány, 1953

Monochroa niphognatha is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Gozmány in 1953. It is found in Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Sweden, Finland, Latvia and Ukraine.[1][2]

The wingspan is 13-15 mm.[3] Adults are on wing in June and July.[4]

The larvae feed in the stem of Persicaria amphibia.[5]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, November 03, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.