Seq # 265380065

Monochroa niphognatha (Gozmány, 1953) Species

Last modified: Feb. 26, 2024, 6:41 p.m.


New to Belgium in 2010 in AN, second observation in 2021 in WV.


Details

Classification
Family: Gelechiidae > Subfamily: Anomologinae > Genus: Monochroa > Species: Monochroa niphognatha
Vernacular names
Kentish Neb (EN)
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Flight periods

The adults are on the wing from early June towards July.


Observed on

The larva lives on Persicaria amphibia.

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Habitat

The species inhabits fens and marshes.

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