Monochroa arundinetella

Monochroa arundinetella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Alps and Hungary and from Great Britain to Ukraine.

Monochroa arundinetella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species:
M. arundinetella
Binomial name
Monochroa arundinetella
(Stainton, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia arundinetella Stainton, 1858
  • Gelechia arundinetella Boyd, 1857
Mined leaves of Carex riparia
Larva

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Carex acutiformis, Carex riparia and Carex rostrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from March to May.

Taxonomy

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Some sources list Boyd as the author of the species, claiming it was described by him in 1857.

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