Monochroa suffusella

Monochroa suffusella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Monochroa
Species:	M. suffusella
Binomial name
	Monochroa suffusella; (Douglas, 1850)
Synonyms
	Gelechia suffusella Douglas, 1850; Gelechia oblitella Doubleday, 1859; Bryotropha peterseni Teich, 1901;

Monochroa suffusella, the notch wing neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Alps and from Ireland to Romania.^[2] In the east, the range extends to Japan. The habitat consists of bogs, fens, swamps and salt-marshes.^[3]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.^[4]^[5] Head whitish. Forewings whitish-ochreous, posteriorly irrorated with brown, costal edge whitish; second discal stigma dark fuscous ; a black costal dot above it. Hindwings pale grey. ^[6]^[7] ^[8] ^[9]

Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Eriophorum angustifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[10]

References

^ Karsholt, Ole & Twan Rutten, 2005, the genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 77-207. Abstract and full article: [1]
^ Fauna Europaea
^ Norfolk Moths
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
^ lepiforum.de
^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
^ Heath, J.,ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
^ Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
^ lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ bladmineerders.nl

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[1] Karsholt, Ole & Twan Rutten, 2005, the genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 148: 77-207. Abstract and full article: [1]

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Norfolk Moths

[4] rolepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-11-11 at the Wayback Machine

[5] rum.de

[6] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

[7] Heath, J.,ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2

[8] Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society

[9] rum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[10] rders.nl

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