- Monochroa cytisella
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Monochroa cytisella 
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6 Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Gelechiidae Genus: Monochroa Species: M. cytisella Binomial name Monochroa cytisella
(Curtis, 1837)Synonyms - Cleodora cytisella Curtis, 1837
Monochroa cytisella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is 10-12 mm. Adults are on wing in July. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Pteridium aquilinum. The larvae feed in a slight gall in the main stem of bracken, often withering an adjacent side stem.
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