Monochroa suffusella
Checklist Number35.076 [B&F: 0741]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: | Anomologinae |
| Genus: | Monochroa |
| Species: | suffusella |
| Authority: | (Douglas, 1850) |
Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in bogs, fens, marshes, river-banks, damp areas and saltmarshes in parts of northern Wales and southern England, with records north to Yorkshire. In Hampshire recorded only from Matley Bog in the New Forest, where it has been described as common, but there are no records on the county database since 1984. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 10-12 mm. One of several similar, rather nondescript gelechiids, which can only be reliably identified by dissection of the genitalia. Larva mines leaves of Common Cotton-sedge.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 1981 | - | Anon | - |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 08/06/1981 | - | D Agassiz, A M Emmet, J R Langmaid & E C Pelham-Clinton | - |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 08/06/1981 | - | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, A M Emmet, D J L Agassiz | Adult |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 1984 | - | Anon | - |
| Matley Bog, NF (SU30) | 1984 | - | D H, M J & P H Sterling | - |
| Hurn (SZ19) | 20/07/2019 | one | Mike Jeffes | Adult |