Monochroa lutulentella explained

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.[1] The habitat consists of fens, marshes and on river-banks.

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.[2]

Adults are on wing from the end of July to the beginning of August.[3]

The larvae feed on Filipendula ulmaria. They feed within the roots of their host plant.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 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
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description
  3. http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=330170&p=1 microlepidoptera.nl
  4. http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/0742.php Hants Moths