Monochroa niphognatha
Species of moth
Monochroa niphognatha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Monochroa |
Species: | M. niphognatha |
Binomial name | |
Monochroa niphognatha (Gozmány, 1953) | |
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Monochroa niphognatha is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by László Anthony 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 fly in June and July.[4]
The larvae feed in the stem of Persicaria amphibia.[5]
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