Monochroa bronzella

Monochroa bronzella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Monochroa
Species:	M. bronzella
Binomial name
	Monochroa bronzella; Karsholt, Nel, Fournier, Varenne & Huemer, 2013

Monochroa bronzella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the south-western Alps of France and north-western Italy.^[1] The habitat consists of steppic and xerothermic slopes.

The wingspan is 13–16 mm for males and about 9 mm for females.

References

^ KARSHOLT, O., NEL, J., FOURNIER, F., VARENNE, T. & P. HUEMER (2013): Monochroa bronzella sp. n. from the southwestern Alps (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). — Nota Lepidopterologica 36 (1): 13-18 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] KARSHOLT, O., NEL, J., FOURNIER, F., VARENNE, T. & P. HUEMER (2013): Monochroa bronzella sp. n. from the southwestern Alps (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). — Nota Lepidopterologica 36 (1): 13-18 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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