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Monochroa rutilella

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Monochroa rutilella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species:
M. rutilella
Binomial name
Monochroa rutilella
(Snellen, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Xystophora rutilella Snellen, 1884

Monochroa rutilella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Snellen in 1884. It is found in Russia (Amur region).[1]

The wingspan is 9.5–10 mm. The forewings are dark violet at the base with a green-silvery diagonal band from one-sixth to the fold. The remainder are shining coppery with two purple-silvery dots, one at two-thirds of the fold and the other halfway in the cell. The last one-third, at the tip, is red-coppery with a violet glow which intensifies towards the tip. The hindwings are blackish-grey with a coppery tinge.[2]

References

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  1. ^ funet.fi
  2. ^ Tijdschr. Ent. 27 : 174 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.