Monochroa rumicetella (O. Hoffmann, 1868)

Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae

mine

Large full depth blotch, that in R. acetosella may occupy almost the entire leaf. In R. acetosella the frass is concentrated in the leaf tip, in R. acetosa on the midrib. Pupation external (Hering, 1957a).

hostplants

Polygonaceae, monophagous

Rumex acetosa, acetosella.

Mainly on R. acetosella (Hering, 1957a).

phenology

Larvae in July, August (Hering, 1957a).

BENELUX

Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2010).

distribution within Europe

From Fennoscandia and Belarus to Portugal, the Alps, and Greece, and from France to Romania (Fauna Europaea, 2010).

larva

Red (Skala, 1950a).

notes

The related M. sepicolella has long been a forgotten species, and it is well possible that the desription above, and references below, partly refer to that species.

references

Elsner, Huemer & Tokár (1999a), Klimesch (1958a), Leutsch (2011a), Maček (1999a), Schütze (1931a), Skala (1950a), Surányi (1942a), Szőcs (1977a).

28/02/2012