Monochroa japonica
| Monochroa japonica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Monochroa |
| Species: | M. japonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Monochroa japonica Sakamaki, 1996
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Monochroa japonica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Sakamaki in 1996. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu) and Korea.[1]
Adults emerge in early summer.
The larvae feed within the stem of Polygonum thunbergii. Pupation takes place within the stem in late spring.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Monochroa". funet.fi.
- ^ Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 47 (4)
- ^ Bezborodov, Vitaly Gennadevich (2015). "Bezborodov V.G. First record of the family Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) for the fauna of Chukotka (Russia) // Far Eastern Entomologist. 2011. N 223. P. 7-8". doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.1441.9684.
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