Monochroa conspersella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Monochroa |
Species: | M. conspersella
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Binomial name | |
Monochroa conspersella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1]
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Monochroa conspersella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. 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.[5] The larvae can be found from September to the beginning of winter.