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Monochroa japonica

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Monochroa japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species:
M. japonica
Binomial name
Monochroa japonica
Sakamaki, 1996

Monochroa japonica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Sakamaki in 1996. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu) and Korea.[1]

Adults emerge in early summer.

The larvae feed within the stem of Polygonum thunbergii. Pupation takes place within the stem in late spring.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Monochroa". funet.fi.
  2. ^ Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 47 (4)
  3. ^ Bezborodov, Vitaly Gennadevich (2015). "Bezborodov V.G. First record of the family Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) for the fauna of Chukotka (Russia) // Far Eastern Entomologist. 2011. N 223. P. 7-8". doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.1441.9684. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)