Monochroa lutulentella

Monochroa lutulentella, the black neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in northern Europe and the central European mountains, east to the Ural Mountains.[2] The habitat consists of fens, marshes and on river-banks.

Monochroa lutulentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Monochroa
Species:
M. lutulentella
Binomial name
Monochroa lutulentella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia lutulentella Zeller, 1839
  • Xystophora brunickii Rebel, 1913

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The abdomen is ochreous yellowish towards base. Forewings varying from light ochreous brownish to dark fuscous, glossy ; second discal stigma indistinctly darker. Hindwings are very pale grey.[3]

Adults are on wing from the end of July to the beginning of August.[4]

The larvae feed on Filipendula ulmaria. They feed within the roots of their host plant.[5]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. 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
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Hants Moths


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