Monochroa bronzella

Monochroa bronzella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Monochroa
Species:	M. bronzella
Binomial name
	Monochroa bronzella; Karsholt, Nel, Fournier, Varenne & Huemer, 2013

Monochroa bronzella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in the south-western Alps of France and north-western Italy.^[1] The habitat consists of steppic and xerothermic slopes.

The wingspan is 13–16 mm for males and about 9 mm for females. The forewings are dark bronze fuscous. The hindwings are grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from late May to late July.

Etymology

The species name refers to its uniformly bronze-coloured forewings.

References

^ KARSHOLT, O., NEL, J., FOURNIER, F., VARENNE, T. & P. HUEMER (2013): Monochroa bronzella sp. n. from the southwestern Alps (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). — Nota lepidopterologica 36 (1): 13-18 [1]

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[1] KARSHOLT, O., NEL, J., FOURNIER, F., VARENNE, T. & P. HUEMER (2013): Monochroa bronzella sp. n. from the southwestern Alps (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). — Nota lepidopterologica 36 (1): 13-18 [1]

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