Monochroa pessocrossa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in the Russian Far East.[1]

Monochroa pessocrossa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species:
M. pessocrossa
Binomial name
Monochroa pessocrossa
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Aristotelia pessocrossa Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are rather dark brownish fuscous with the plical and second discal stigmata somewhat elongate and blackish. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (March 12, 2019). "Monochroa pessocrossa (Meyrick, 1926)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (9): 273.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.