Monochroa lutulentella

Monochroa lutulentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Monochroa
Species:	M. lutulentella
Binomial name
	Monochroa lutulentella; (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
	Gelechia lutulentella Zeller, 1839; Xystophora brunickii Rebel, 1913;

Monochroa lutulentella, the black neb, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is widely distributed in northern Europe and the central European mountains, east to the Ural Mountains.^[2] The habitat consists of fens, marshes and on river-banks.

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of July to the beginning of August.^[3]

The larvae feed on Filipendula ulmaria. They feed within the roots of their host plant.^[4]

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
^ microlepidoptera.nl
^ Hants Moths

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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] rolepidoptera.nl

[4] Hants Moths

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