Monochroa conspersella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Species
Last modified: Feb. 26, 2024, 6:31 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Monochroa > Species: Monochroa conspersella
- Vernacular names
- Witvlekboegsprietmot (NL), Dingy Neb, Loosestrife Miner (EN), Gilbweiderich-Palpenfalter (DE)
- Synonyms
- Monochroa morosa (Mühlig, 1864)
- First mention in Belgium
- Lambillion L.-J. 1905a. Varia — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 5: 27–28, 31–32, 50. On page 28.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
For a conclusive determination, examination of the genitals is necessary.
Top of labial palps whitish differs with the otherwise similar Monochroa servella which are grey-brown.
Wingspan 9–14 mm.
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
No pictures yet!Genitalia
Caterpillar
Bionomics
The larva lives at first on the tip of the leaves and in young top shoots of the food plant and creates a small, very irregular mine. After hibernation the larva lives in the upper part of the stem and spins the terminal shoots together.
Pupation probably outside the mine.
Flight periods
The adults fly from about mid-July towards early August in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Lysimachia vulgaris
The larva feeds on Lysimachia vulgaris.
Habitat
It inhabits damp places like marshes and meadows.
