Monochroa leptocrossa

Monochroa leptocrossa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species: M. leptocrossa
Binomial name
Monochroa leptocrossa
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia leptocrossa Meyrick, 1926

Monochroa leptocrossa is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1926. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido) and the Russian Far East.[1][2]

The wingspan is 8.9-10.7 mm. The forewings are grey speckled whitish and sprinkled dark grey. The plical and second discal stigmata are small, black and distinct. There is a cloudy white dot on the costa at two-thirds, and one on the tornus slightly before it. The hindwings are grey slightly bluish tinged.[3]

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