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Monochroa suffusella

Synonyms: Bryotropha peterseni; Gelechia oblitella; Gelechia suffusella (heterotypic); Monochroa oblitella

Wikipedia Abstract

Monochroa suffusella, the notch wing neb, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Alps and from Ireland to Romania. In the east, the range extends to Japan. The habitat consists of bogs, fens, swamps and salt-marshes. The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are pale luteous (yellow), suffused with greyish fuscous. The hindwings are griseous (mottled grey). Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.
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Prey / Diet

Bolboschoenus maritimus (Prairie Bulrush)[1]
Eriophorum angustifolium (tall cottongrass)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0