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Gelechiidae 59a0632 – 1760   Monochroa robusta (Braun, 1921)

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Larva and Host Plants: Scirpus atrovirens, Green Bulrush. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: robusta (Braun, 1921) (Aristotelia) - MONA 1983: 1760   Type locality: Cincinnati, OH. . Taxonomic Notes: Monochroa robusta: Formerly in the genus Aristotelia, Zootaxa, 2231: 4.

References

Braun, A.F., 1921. Notes on Microlepidoptera with descriptions of new species. Entomological News, 32: 8. Forbes, W.T.M., 1923. The Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States. Cornell University, Agricultural Experiment Station. Memoir, 68: 297. Lee, S., R.W. Hodges, & R.L. Brown, 2009. Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico. Zootaxa, 2231: 1-39. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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