Monochroa conspersella

Monochroa conspersella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. In Europe, it is found from the Alps to the north. In the east, the range extends to the southern Ural and the Middle Volga,^[2] as well as Japan.

Monochroa conspersella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Monochroa
Species:	M. conspersella
Binomial name
Monochroa conspersella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)[1]
Synonyms
Gelechia conspersella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 Gelechia morosa Mühlig, 1864 Xystiphora morosa Anacampsis quaestionella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

The wingspan is 11–12 mm.^[3] Adults are on wing from May to August.^[4]

The larvae feed on Lysimachia vulgaris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[5] The larvae can be found from September to the beginning of winter.