Monochroa rumicetella

Monochroa rumicetella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Monochroa
Species:	M. rumicetella
Binomial name
	Monochroa rumicetella; (O. Hofmann, [1868])
Synonyms
	Gelechia rumicetella O. Hofmann, 1868; Xystophora acutangulella Heinemann, 1870; Aristotelia leptotechna Meyrick, 1937;

Monochroa rumicetella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by O. Hofmann in 1868.^[1] It is found from Fennoscandia and Belarus to Portugal, the Alps and Greece, and from France to Romania.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing in May.^[3]

The larvae feed on Rumex acetosa and Rumex acetosella. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a full-depth blotch. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. Larvae can be found in July and August.^[4]

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ "03313 Monochroa rumicetella (O. Hofmann, 1868)". Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
^ "Monochroa rumicetella". Lepidoptera.no. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
^ "Monochroa rumicetella (Hoffmann, 1868)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

"Monochroa rumicetella (O. Hofmann, 1868)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] "03313 Monochroa rumicetella (O. Hofmann, 1868)". Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

[3] "Monochroa rumicetella". Lepidoptera.no. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

[4] "Monochroa rumicetella (Hoffmann, 1868)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

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