Monochroa rumicetella explained

Monochroa rumicetella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by O. Hofmann in 1868.^[1] It is found from Fennoscandia and Belarus to Portugal, the Alps and Greece, and from France to Romania.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm.^[2] Adults are on wing in May.^[3]

The larvae feed on Rumex acetosa and Rumex acetosella. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in July and August.^[4]

References

• "Monochroa rumicetella (O. Hofmann, 1868)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203051525/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437000 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Monochroa_Rumicetella "03313 Monochroa rumicetella (O. Hofmann, 1868)"
3. http://www.Lepidoptera.no/en/arter/?or_id=7588&view=frekvens "Monochroa rumicetella"
4. https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/gelechiidae/gelechiinae/anomologini/monochroa/monochroa-rumicetella/ "Monochroa rumicetella (Hoffmann, 1868)"