Monochroa sepicolella
Species of moth
Monochroa sepicolella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Monochroa |
Species: | M. sepicolella |
Binomial name | |
Monochroa sepicolella | |
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Monochroa sepicolella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and northern Europe to the Ural Mountains, the Caucasus and southern Siberia.[2]
The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[3]
The larvae feed on Fallopia dumetorum and Rumex thyrsiflorus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]
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