Monochroa plusia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Monochroa |
Species: | M. plusia |
Binomial name | |
Monochroa plusia (Caradja, 1920) | |
Synonyms | |
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Monochroa plusia is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1920. It is found in the Russian Far East. [1]
Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable dispute. These are generally very small moths with narrow, fringed wings. The larvae of most species feed internally on various parts of their host plants, sometimes causing galls. Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga) is a host plant common to many species of the family, particularly of the genus Chionodes, which as a result is more diverse in North America than usual for Gelechioidea.
Aristide Caradja was a Romanian entomologist and lawyer.
Monochroa is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae.
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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 rumicetella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by O. Hofmann in 1868. It is found from Fennoscandia and Belarus to Portugal, the Alps and Greece, and from France to Romania.
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Hemonia monochroa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1914. It is found on New Guinea.
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Monochroa absconditella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Illinois, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire and Ohio.
Monochroa discriminata is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1923. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Ontario.
Monochroa fragariae, the strawberry crown miner moth, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by August Busck in 1919. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Oregon and British Columbia.
Monochroa niphognatha is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by László Anthony Gozmány in 1953. It is found in Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Sweden, Finland, Latvia and Ukraine.
Monochroa pullusella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Texas.
Monochroa rebeli is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by M. Hering in 1927. It is found on the Canary Islands.
Monochroa scutatella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Müller-Rutz in 1920. It is found in Switzerland and Italy.
Monochroa sperata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Huemer and Karsholt in 2010. It is found in the south-western Alps of France and Italy.
Monochroa subcostipunctella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Sakamaki in 1996. It is found in Japan and Korea.
Monochroa pallida is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Sakamaki in 1996. It is found in Japan.
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