Monochroa pessocrossa

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Monochroa pessocrossa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species:
M. pessocrossa
Binomial name
Monochroa pessocrossa
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia pessocrossaMeyrick, 1926

Monochroa pessocrossa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in the Russian Far East. [1]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are rather dark brownish fuscous with the plical and second discal stigmata somewhat elongate and blackish. The hindwings are pale grey. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (March 12, 2019). "Monochroa pessocrossa (Meyrick, 1926)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (9): 273. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .