Monochroa tetragonella
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Monochroa tetragonella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Monochroa |
Species: | M. tetragonella
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Binomial name | |
Monochroa tetragonella (Stainton, 1885)[1]
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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]
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 Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ bladmineerders.nl
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