Monochroa drosocrypta

Monochroa drosocrypta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in the Russian Far East.[1]

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

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous speckled whitish. The stigmata are cloudy, obscurely blackish, with the plical very obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are rather bluish grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (February 7, 2019). "Aristotelia drosocrypta Meyrick, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (9): 273.


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