Monochroa rutilella

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Monochroa rutilella
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M. rutilella
Binomial name
Monochroa rutilella
(Snellen, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Xystophora rutilellaSnellen, 1884

Monochroa rutilella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Snellen in 1884. It is found in Russia (Amur region). [1]

The wingspan is 9.5–10 mm. The forewings are dark violet at the base with a green-silvery diagonal band from one-sixth to the fold. The remainder are shining coppery with two purple-silvery dots, one at two-thirds of the fold and the other halfway in the cell. The last one-third, at the tip, is red-coppery with a violet glow which intensifies towards the tip. The hindwings are blackish-grey with a coppery tinge. [2]

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