Monochroa leptocrossa
Monochroa leptocrossa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found on the Japanese island of Hokkaido and in the Russian Far East.[1] Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms gives this name as a synonym of Monochroa hornigi.[2]
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The wingspan is 8.9-10.7 mm. The forewings are grey speckled with whitish and sprinkled with dark grey. The plical and second discal stigmata are small, black and distinct. There is a cloudy white dot on the costa at two-thirds, and one on the tornus slightly before it. The hindwings are grey slightly bluish tinged.[3]
References
- Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 47 (4).
- Savela, Markku, ed. (March 12, 2019). "Monochroa hornigi (Staudinger, 1883)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (9): 273.
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