Monochroa leptocrossa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Monochroa |
Species: | M. leptocrossa
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Binomial name | |
Monochroa leptocrossa (
Meyrick, 1926)
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Synonyms | |
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Monochroa leptocrossa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found on the Japanese island of Hokkaido and in the Russian Far East. [1] This species has been introduced to New Zealand. [2] Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms gives this name as a synonym of Monochroa hornigi. [3]
The wingspan is 8.9-10.7 mm. The forewings are grey speckled with whitish and sprinkled with dark grey. The plical and second discal stigmata are small, black and distinct. There is a cloudy white dot on the costa at two-thirds, and one on the tornus slightly before it. The hindwings are grey slightly bluish tinged. [4]
Monochroa leptocrossa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Monochroa |
Species: | M. leptocrossa
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Binomial name | |
Monochroa leptocrossa (
Meyrick, 1926)
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Synonyms | |
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Monochroa leptocrossa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found on the Japanese island of Hokkaido and in the Russian Far East. [1] This species has been introduced to New Zealand. [2] Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms gives this name as a synonym of Monochroa hornigi. [3]
The wingspan is 8.9-10.7 mm. The forewings are grey speckled with whitish and sprinkled with dark grey. The plical and second discal stigmata are small, black and distinct. There is a cloudy white dot on the costa at two-thirds, and one on the tornus slightly before it. The hindwings are grey slightly bluish tinged. [4]