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Monochroa
''Monochroa'' is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. Species *''Monochroa absconditella'' (Walker, 1864) *''Monochroa agatha'' (Meyrick, 1918) *''Monochroa ainella'' (Chrétien, 1908) *''Monochroa angustipennella'' (Clemens, 1863) *''Monochroa arundinetella'' (Stainton, 1858) *''Monochroa bronzella'' Karsholt, Nel, Fournier, Varenne & Huemer, 2013 *''Monochroa chromophanes'' (Meyrick, 1938) *''Monochroa cleodora'' (Meyrick, 1935) *''Monochroa cleodoroides'' Sakamaki, 1994 *''Monochroa conspersella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) *''Monochroa cytisella'' (Curtis, 1837) *''Monochroa dellabeffai'' (Rebel, 1932) *''Monochroa disconotella'' (Chambers, 1878) *''Monochroa discriminata'' (Meyrick, 1923) *''Monochroa divisella'' (Douglas, 1850) *''Monochroa drosocrypta'' (Meyrick, 1926) *''Monochroa elongella'' (Heinemann, 1870) *''Monochroa ferrea'' (Frey, 1870) *''Monochroa fervidella'' (Mann, 1864) *''Monochroa fragariae'' (Busck, 1919) *''Monochroa gilvolinella'' (Clemens, 1863) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monochroa Lucidella
''Monochroa lucidella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Spain, Switzerland and most of the Balkan Peninsula. It is recorded from the Near East and Siberia (Transbaikalia). The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are very pointed, fuscous, mievenly sprinkled with ochreous-whitish, sometimes forming indistinct darker and lighter fasciae; an oblong ochreous-whitish suffusion in disc at 2/3 followed by a dark fuscous dot; a very indistinct ochreous-whitish tornal spot beneath this, and costal spot beyond it. Hindwings are grey.Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, Londopdf Keys and description Adults are on wing from June to July. The larvae feed within stems of common spike-rush. Subspecies *''Monochroa lucidella immaculatella'' Huemer, 1996 (Italy) *''Monochroa lucidella lucidella'' (Stephens, 1834) References External links UKmoths [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monochroa Cytisella
''Monochroa cytisella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae and found in most of Europe. The larva feed in the stems of bracken causing a slight gall. Description The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The head is ochreous-whitish. Forewings are ochreous - yellowish, towards costa sprinkled or suffused with fuscous; a yellowish-white streak from 4/5 of costa towards termen, not reaching it; usually an indistinct outwardly oblique whitish tornal mark. Hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing in July. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed within a bracken ('' Pteridium aquilinum'') stem, in a slight gall. The gall is a slight swelling, usually in the rachis, up to 15 mm (occasionally 25 mm) long. Initially it is green and later brown; the shoot beyond the gall is poorly developed or dies. Pupation takes place in the gall. Distribution Found in most of mainland Europe from Ireland to the Ukraine, and some of the Mediterranean islands, such as Sardinia and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monochroa Arundinetella
'' Monochroa arundinetella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Alps and Hungary and from Great Britain to Ukraine. The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The larvae feed on ''Carex acutiformis ''Carex acutiformis'', the lesser pond-sedge, is a species of sedge. Description It grows up to tall, with leaves up to long and wide. Ecology It is native to parts of northern and western Europe, where it grows in moist spots in a number o ...'', '' Carex riparia'' and '' Carex rostrata''. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from March to May. Taxonomy Some sources list Boyd as the author of the species, claiming it was described by him in 1857. References Moths described in 1858 Monochroa Moths of Europe {{Monochroa-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
