Monochroa tetragonella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Monochroa |
Species: | M. tetragonella
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Binomial name | |
Monochroa tetragonella (Stainton, 1885)
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Synonyms | |
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Monochroa tetragonella, the saltern neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Scandinavia, the Baltic region, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Russia (including the Altai and Transbaikalia). [2] The habitat consists of saltmarshes.
The wingspan is 9–11 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. [3]
Larvae feed on sea milkwort ( Lysimachia maritima), mining the leaves. In the autumn, they mine a number of upper leaves, migrating through the stem from one leaf to another. After overwintering, the stem is mined. The larvae have a crimson reddish body and an ochreous-yellow head. [4]
Monochroa tetragonella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Monochroa |
Species: | M. tetragonella
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Binomial name | |
Monochroa tetragonella (Stainton, 1885)
[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Monochroa tetragonella, the saltern neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Scandinavia, the Baltic region, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Russia (including the Altai and Transbaikalia). [2] The habitat consists of saltmarshes.
The wingspan is 9–11 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. [3]
Larvae feed on sea milkwort ( Lysimachia maritima), mining the leaves. In the autumn, they mine a number of upper leaves, migrating through the stem from one leaf to another. After overwintering, the stem is mined. The larvae have a crimson reddish body and an ochreous-yellow head. [4]