Monochroa moyses is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Uffen in 1991. It is found in Portugal, Great Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands.[1][2]

Monochroa moyses
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species:
M. moyses
Binomial name
Monochroa moyses
Uffen, 1991

The larvae feed on Scirpus maritimus and possibly Scirpus sylvaticus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. [3]

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