Monochroa palustrellus explained

Monochroa palustrellus, the wainscot neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in from western, central and northern Europe to the Ural Mountains and southern Siberia.^[1] The habitat consists of waste ground, dry pastures and sand-dunes.^[2]

The wingspan is 17–19 mm.^{[3] [4]} The forewings pale brown, veins more or less marked with whitish streaks, interneural spaces mixed with blackish ; stigmata blackish, whitish-edged, plical and first discal elongate, second discal roundish. Hindwings light grey.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Adults are on wing from late June to August in one generation per year.^[9]

The larvae feed on Rumex species, including Rumex crispus, Rumex aquaticus and Rumex hydrolapathum.

Notes and References

1. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
2. http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/0737.php Hants Moths
3. http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=330200&p=1 microlepidoptera.nl
4. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Monochroa_palustrella lepiforum.de
5. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description
6. Heath, J.,ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
7. Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
8. https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Monochroa_palustrellus lepiforum.de includes images
9. http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Gelechiidae/Mpalustrellus.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium