Biology:Monochroa tetragonella

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Short description: Species of moth

Monochroa tetragonella
Monochroa tetragonella.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species:
M. tetragonella
Binomial name
Monochroa tetragonella
(Stainton, 1885) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia tetragonella Stainton, 1885
  • Xystophora gudmanni Larsen, 1927
  • Aristotelia gudmanni
  • Monochroa gudmanni

Monochroa tetragonella, the saltern neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. 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]

Larvae feed on sea milkwort (Lysimachia maritima), mining the leaves. In the autumn, they mine a number of upper leaves, migrating through the stem from one leaf to another. After overwintering, the stem is mined. The larvae have a crimson reddish body and an ochreous-yellow head.[4]

References

  1. "Monochroa tetragonella (Stainton, 1885)". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/c96ac6eb-4f79-4b40-b3a7-48a98bae5382. 
  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. microlepidoptera.nl
  4. Ellis, W N. "Monochroa tetragonella (Stainton, 1885) common plain neb". https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/anomologini/monochroa/monochroa-tetragonella/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14529442 entry