Monochroa conspersella
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| Species: | M. conspersella
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| Monochroa conspersella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1]
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Monochroa conspersella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. In Europe, it is found from the Alps to the north. In the east, the range extends to the southern Ural and the Middle Volga,[2] as well as Japan.
The wingspan is 11–12 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to August.[4]
The larvae feed on Lysimachia vulgaris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a lower surface blotch with irregular corridor-like extensions. The center of the mine is brownish and the frass is dispersed. After overwintering, the larvae bore the stem of their host plant.[5] The larvae can be found from September to the beginning of winter. Pupation probably takes place outside of the mine.
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ 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
- ^ Hants Moths
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl
- ^ bladmineerders.nl
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