Monochroa japonica

Monochroa japonica
Scientific classification
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 . Pupation takes place within the stem in late spring.^[2]

References[]

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[1] unet.fi

[2] Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 47 (4)

[3] ttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/281277064_Bezborodov_VG_First_record_of_the_family_Scarabaeidae_Coleoptera_for_the_fauna_of_Chukotka_Russia_Far_Eastern_Entomologist_2011_N_223_P_7-8

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