Monochroa simplicella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural and the central part of European Russia), Belarus, Slovakia, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Finland and the Baltic region. Outside of Europe, it is found in the Altai and in Irkutskaya oblast.[2]

Monochroa simplicella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Monochroa
Species:
M. simplicella
Binomial name
Monochroa simplicella
(Lienig & Zeller, 1846)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia simplicella Lienig & Zeller, 1846
  • Paltodora impella Piskunov, 1975

References edit

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview