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Monochroa rumicetella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Monochroa
Species:	M. rumicetella
Binomial name
Monochroa rumicetella (O. Hofmann, )
Synonyms
Gelechia rumicetella O. Hofmann, 1868 Xystophora acutangulella Heinemann, 1870 Aristotelia leptotechna Meyrick, 1937

Monochroa rumicetella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by O. Hofmann in 1868. It is found from Fennoscandia and Belarus to Portugal, the Alps and Greece, and from France to Romania.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. Adults are on wing in May.

The larvae feed on Rumex acetosa and Rumex acetosella. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in July and August.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. "03313 Monochroa rumicetella (O. Hofmann, 1868)". Lepiforum e.V. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
3. "Monochroa rumicetella". Lepidoptera.no. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
4. "Monochroa rumicetella (Hoffmann, 1868)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

• "Monochroa rumicetella (O. Hofmann, 1868)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

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