Monochroa nomadella

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Monochroa nomadella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species:
M. nomadella
Binomial name
Monochroa nomadella
(Zeller, 1868) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia nomadellaFrey, 1868

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. [2] Records of M. nomadella from France and north-western Italy refer to Monochroa bronzella . [3] The species prefers calcareous habitats.

The wingspan is 12–14 mm for males and about 8 mm for females.

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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. KARSHOLT, O., NEL, J., FOURNIER, F., VARENNE, T. & P. HUEMER (2013): Monochroa bronzella sp. n. from the southwestern Alps (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). — Nota Lepidopterologica 36 (1): 13-18 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)