| Monochroa sepicolella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Monochroa |
| Species: | M. sepicolella |
| Binomial name | |
| Monochroa sepicolella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) [1] | |
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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. [2]
The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. [3]
The larvae feed on Fallopia dumetorum and Rumex thyrsiflorus . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [4]
