Monochroa perterrita

Monochroa perterrita is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Ontario.^[1][2]

Monochroa perterrita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Monochroa
Species:	M. perterrita
Binomial name
Monochroa perterrita (Meyrick, 1923)
Synonyms
Aristotelia perterrita Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are ochreous whitish, on the apical third and towards the tornus more ochreous tinged and sprinkled with light greyish. The plical and second discal stigmata are small, blackish and widely remote. The hindwings are grey.^[3]