Monochroa leptocrossa

Monochroa leptocrossa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Monochroa
Species:	M. leptocrossa
Binomial name
	Monochroa leptocrossa; (Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
	Aristotelia leptocrossa Meyrick, 1926;

Monochroa leptocrossa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found on the Japanese island of Hokkaido and in the Russian Far East.^[1] Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms gives this name as a synonym of Monochroa hornigi.^[2]

The wingspan is 8.9-10.7 mm. The forewings are grey speckled with whitish and sprinkled with dark grey. The plical and second discal stigmata are small, black and distinct. There is a cloudy white dot on the costa at two-thirds, and one on the tornus slightly before it. The hindwings are grey slightly bluish tinged.^[3]

References[]

^ Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 47 (4).
^ Savela, Markku, ed. (March 12, 2019). "Monochroa hornigi (Staudinger, 1883)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (9): 273.

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[1] Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 47 (4).

[2] Savela, Markku, ed. (March 12, 2019). "Monochroa hornigi (Staudinger, 1883)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.

[3] Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (9): 273.

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