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Monochroa harrisonella

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Monochroa harrisonella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species:
M. harrisonella
Binomial name
Monochroa harrisonella
(Busck, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia harrisonella Busck, 1904

Monochroa harrisonella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1904. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Washington, British Columbia and Florida.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dirty whitish, overlaid with light ochreous. On the middle of the fold is a prominent short black streak, and at the end of the cell is a deep black round spot. Around the apical edge is a not very conspicuous dark line before the cilia. The hindwings are light yellowish fuscous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Monochroa Heinemann, 1870" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 27 (1375): 756 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.