Monochroa leptocrossa

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]

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

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
  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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