Monochroa moyses

Monochroa moyses
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species: M. moyses
Binomial name
Monochroa moyses
Uffen, 1991

Monochroa moyses is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Uffen in 1991. It is found in Portugal, Great Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 8.5 mm. The forewings are light fuscous and with scales with pale bases and fuscous tips. There is a dark mark formed of the first few costal cilia and a short row of ochreous scales forming an inconspicuous upper oblique dash behind this mark. A dark stigma lies on or just behind the mid-line of the wing opposite the tip of this dash. The hindwings are grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Scirpus maritimus and possibly Scirpus sylvaticus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a full depth gallery, usually ascending towards the leaf tip. All frass is ejected. The larvae have a pinkish white body and light brown head.[4]

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