Monochroa tetragonella

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Monochroa tetragonella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species:
M. tetragonella
Binomial name
Monochroa tetragonella
(Stainton, 1885) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia tetragonellaStainton, 1885
  • Xystophora gudmanniLarsen, 1927
  • Aristotelia gudmanni
  • Monochroa gudmanni

Monochroa tetragonella, the saltern neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Scandinavia, the Baltic region, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Russia (including the Altai and Transbaikalia). [2] The habitat consists of saltmarshes.

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. [3]

Larvae feed on sea milkwort ( Lysimachia maritima ), mining the leaves. In the autumn, they mine a number of upper leaves, migrating through the stem from one leaf to another. After overwintering, the stem is mined. The larvae have a crimson reddish body and an ochreous-yellow head. [4]

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References

  1. "Monochroa tetragonella (Stainton, 1885)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  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. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Ellis, W N. "Monochroa tetragonella (Stainton, 1885) common plain neb". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 5 May 2023.