Monochroa palustrellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species:
M. palustrellus
Binomial name
Monochroa palustrellus
(Douglas, 1850)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ypsolopus palustrellus Douglas, 1850
  • Monochroa palustrella
  • Catabrachmia rozsikella Rebel, 1909

Monochroa palustrellus, the wainscot neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in from western, central and northern Europe to the Ural Mountains and southern Siberia.[2] The habitat consists of waste ground, dry pastures and sand-dunes.[3]

The wingspan is 17–19 mm.[4] The forewings are yellowish white, covered with black lines. The hindwings are griseous (mottled grey).[5] Adults are on wing from late June to August in one generation per year.[6]

The larvae feed on Rumex species, including Rumex crispus, Rumex aquaticus and Rumex hydrolapathum. They feed in the stem, leaf petioles or rootstock.

References

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  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. ↑ Hants Moths
  4. ↑ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ lepiforum.de
  6. ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine


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