Monochroa suffusella, the notch wing neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Alps and from Ireland to Romania.Fauna Europaea In the east, the range extends to Japan. The habitat consists of bogs, fens, swamps and salt-marshes.Norfolk Moths
The wingspan is 10–12 mm.microlepidoptera.nl lepiforum.de Head whitish. Forewings whitish-ochreous, posteriorly irrorated with brown, costal edge whitish; second discal stigma dark fuscous; a black costal dot above it. Hindwings pale grey.Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and descriptionHeath, J., ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Societylepiforum.de includes images
Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Eriophorum angustifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant.bladmineerders.nl
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