Species of moth
Monochroa arundinetella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Alps and Hungary and from Great Britain to Ukraine.
The wingspan is 10–12 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Carex acutiformis, Carex riparia and Carex rostrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from March to May.
Taxonomy
Some sources list Boyd as the author of the species, claiming it was described by him in 1857.
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