Monochroa elongella

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Monochroa elongella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species:
M. elongella
Binomial name
Monochroa elongella
(Heinemann, 1870) [1]
Synonyms
  • Doryphora elongellaHeinemann, 1870
  • Aristotelia micrometraMeyrick, 1935

Monochroa elongella, the Pembroke neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed throughout Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found in southern Siberia (Transbaikalia, Altai and Tuva). [2] The habitat consists of coastal sand-dunes [3] and chalk downland.

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. [4] Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Potentilla anserina . They feed in the roostock[ check spelling ] of their host plant. Larvae can be found from late August to May. Pupation takes place in the stem. [5]

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References

  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. Hants Moths
  4. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Gelechiid Recording Scheme