Monochroa sepicolella
Species of moth
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Monochroa sepicolella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and northern Europe to the Ural Mountains, the Caucasus and southern Siberia.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Monochroa |
| Species: | M. sepicolella |
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| Monochroa sepicolella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[3]
The larvae feed on Fallopia dumetorum and Rumex thyrsiflorus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]
