Monochroa tetragonella

Monochroa tetragonella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Monochroa
Species:	M. tetragonella
Binomial name
	Monochroa tetragonella; (Stainton, 1885)
Synonyms
	Gelechia tetragonella Stainton, 1885; Xystophora gudmanni Larsen, 1927; Aristotelia gudmanni; Monochroa gudmanni;

Monochroa tetragonella, the saltern neb, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Scandinavia, the Baltic region, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Russia (including the Altai and Transbaikalia).^[2] The habitat consists of saltmarshes.

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.^[3]

The larvae feed on Lysimachia maritima. They mine the leaves of their host plant. In autumn, the larvae mine out a number of upper leaves, migrating through the stem from one leaf to another. After overwintering, the larvae bore the stem of their host plant.^[4] The larvae have a crimson reddish body and an ochreous-yellow head.

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
^ bladmineerders.nl

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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] rders.nl

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