Monochroa divisella (Douglas, 1850)
scarce marsh neb
on Iris
mine
Large, full depth blotch. Pupation external.
host plants
Iridaceae, monophagous
phenology
Larvae in May – June (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (De Prins, 2005a).
NE recorded (Noctua, 2011).
(Fauna Europaea, 2011).
distribution within Europe
From Britain to the Ukraine, and from Latvia to southern France (Fauna Europaea, 2011).
synonyms
Xystophora divisella.
notes
(Doets, 1949a) found the mines exclusively on irises growing under willows.
references
Bland, Corley, Emmet ao (2002a), Doets (1949a), Elsner, Huemer & Tokár (1999a), Hering (1957a), Huemer (2002b), Kuchlein & Donner (1993a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Szőcs (1977a), De Prins (2005a), Roweck & Savenkov (2010a), Triberti, Longo Turri, Adami & Zanetti (2017a).