Monochroa suffusella explained

Monochroa suffusella, the notch wing neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Alps and from Ireland to Romania.^[1] In the east, the range extends to Japan. The habitat consists of bogs, fens, swamps and salt-marshes.^[2]

The wingspan is 10–12 mm.^{[3] [4]} Head whitish. Forewings whitish-ochreous, posteriorly irrorated with brown, costal edge whitish; second discal stigma dark fuscous ; a black costal dot above it. Hindwings pale grey. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Eriophorum angustifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[9]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230948/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=437026 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?bf=7410 Norfolk Moths
3. http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=330220&p=1 microlepidoptera.nl
4. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Monochroa_suffusella lepiforum.de
5. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description
6. Heath, J.,ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
7. Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
8. https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Monochroa_suffusella lepiforum.de includes images
9. http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/monochroa/suffusella/suffusella.htm bladmineerders.nl