Monochroa divisella

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Monochroa divisella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species:
M. divisella
Binomial name
Monochroa divisella
(Douglas, 1850) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia divisellaDouglas, 1850
  • Xystophora divisella
  • Catabrachmia csornensisRebel, 1909
  • Aristotelia (Xystophora) lepidolampraGozmány, 1952
  • Monochroa zarichellaPiskunov, 1975

Monochroa divisella, the scarce marsh neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Denmark, Latvia, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria and France. Outside of Europe, it is known from Korea, the Russian Far East and Japan. [2] The habitat consists of fens, marshes, river-banks and other damp areas. [3]

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. [4] The forewings are two-tone ochreous with two distinct black spots. Adults are on wing in June and July. [5]

The larvae feed on Iris pseudacorus . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large, full-depth blotch mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. [6]

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References

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  3. Hants Moths
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