Monochroa conspersella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Monochroa |
| Species: | M. conspersella
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| Monochroa conspersella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1]
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Monochroa conspersella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. In Europe, it is found from the Alps to the north. In the east, the range extends to the southern Ural and the Middle Volga,[2] as well as Japan.
The wingspan is 11–12 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to August.[4]
The larvae feed on Lysimachia vulgaris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[5] The larvae can be found from September to the beginning of winter.
References
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- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
- ^ Hants Moths
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ bladmineerders.nl