Monochroa elongella
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Monochroa elongella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Monochroa |
Species: | M. elongella
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Monochroa elongella | |
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Monochroa elongella, the Pembroke neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed throughout Europe. Outside of Europe, it is found in southern Siberia (Transbaikalia, Altai and Tuva).[2] The habitat consists of coastal sand-dunes[3] and chalk downland.
The wingspan is 12–15 mm.[4] Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on Potentilla anserina. They feed in the roostock[check spelling] of their host plant. Larvae can be found from late August to May. Pupation takes place in the stem.[5]
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
- ^ Gelechiid Recording Scheme
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