Monochroa rebeli

Monochroa rebeli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species: M. rebeli
Binomial name
Monochroa rebeli
(E. M. Hering, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Xystophora rebeli Hering, 1927

Monochroa rebeli is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by E. M. Hering in 1927. It is found on the Canary Islands.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 8 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Rumex lunaria. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a spiraling gallery, widening into a large blotch. The frass is deposited in a central line in the gallery, but dispersed in the blotch. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[4]

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