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Monochroa arundinetella
Checklist Number35.075 [B&F: 0744]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: | Anomologinae |
| Genus: | Monochroa |
| Species: | arundinetella |
| Authority: | (Boyd, 1857) |
Endangered (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in fens, marshes and by river-banks in England, south of a line from the Severn estuary to The Wash, but possibly under-recorded. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 9-10 mm. One of several similar, rather nondescript gelechiids, which can only be reliably identified by dissection of the genitalia. Larva mines leaves of Greater Pond-sedge and Lesser Pond-sedge.
