Monochroa lutulentella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Monochroa |
Species: | M. lutulentella |
Binomial name | |
Monochroa lutulentella | |
Synonyms | |
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Monochroa lutulentella, the black neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in northern Europe and the central European mountains, east to the Ural Mountains. [2] The habitat consists of fens, marshes and on river-banks.
The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The abdomen is ochreous yellowish towards base. Forewings varying from light ochreous brownish to dark fuscous, glossy ; second discal stigma indistinctly darker. Hindwings are very pale grey. [3]
Adults are on wing from the end of July to the beginning of August. [4]
The larvae feed on Filipendula ulmaria . They feed within the roots of their host plant. [5]
Monochroa is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae.
Recurvaria leucatella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, Turkey, Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Teleiopsis diffinis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Europe, North Africa, the Near East, central Asia and Siberia (Transbaikalia).
Monochroa lucidella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Spain, Switzerland and most of the Balkan Peninsula. It is recorded from the Near East and Siberia (Transbaikalia).
Teleiodes vulgella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is known from most of Europe, east to the southern Ural and the Volga region.
Athrips amoenella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Finland, Sweden, France, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovakia, Hungary, Greece, Ukraine and Russia, as well as on Corsica. Outside of Europe, it is found in Turkey, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Metzneria metzneriella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed throughout Europe, as well as Turkey and southern Siberia. The habitat consists of dry pastures and calcareous soils.
Ptocheuusa paupella, the light fleabane neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and southern Europe to the Ural Mountains. It is also found in Turkey and India.
Monochroa sepicolella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and northern Europe to the Ural Mountains, the Caucasus and southern Siberia.
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, as well as Japan.
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. The habitat consists of saltmarshes.
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. The habitat consists of coastal sand-dunes and chalk downland.
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. The habitat consists of fens, marshes, river-banks and other damp areas.
Monochroa palustrellus, the wainscot neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in from western, central and northern Europe to the Ural Mountains and southern Siberia. The habitat consists of waste ground, dry pastures and sand-dunes.
Monochroa simplicella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia, Belarus, Slovakia, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Finland and the Baltic region. Outside of Europe, it is found in the Altai and in Irkutskaya oblast.
Monochroa ferrea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and northern Europe to the southern Ural. Outside of Europe, it is found in Transbaikalia and the Altai region.
Monochroa nomadella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from southern and central Europe to the southern Ural. It is also found in Mongolia. Records of M. nomadella from France and north-western Italy refer to Monochroa bronzella. The species prefers calcareous habitats.
Monochroa parvulata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from southern and central Europe to Estonia in the north and the southern Ural in the east.
Teleiodes luculella, the crescent groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Europe to the southern Ural and Transcaucasia. The habitat consists of woodlands, including oak woodlands.
Scrobipalpa obsoletella, the summer groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, from Iran to Asian Russia (Transbaikal) and Mongolia. It has also been recorded from New Zealand, South Africa and North America, where it is probably an introduced species. The habitat consists of coastal salt marshes and sandy beaches.