Monochroa arundinetella

Monochroa arundinetella
Monochroa arundinetella
Scientific classification
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

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

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. The mine has the form of a narrow, long corridor. It may change direction. The larva may leave the mine and restart elsewhere. Pupation takes place within the mine in a white cocoon.[3] Larvae can be found from March to May. They are whitish with a black head.

Taxonomy

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

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ microlepidoptera.nl
  3. ^ bladmineerders.nl
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