page_title: Monochroa arundinetella
hierarchical_section_title: Monochroa arundinetella
caption_attribution_description: English: Stainton’s Natural History of the Tineina (1855–1873): Monochroa arundinetella
context_page_description: 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.
  The larvae feed on Carex acutiformis, Carex riparia and Carex rostrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a narrow, long corridor. It may change direction. The larva may leave the mine and restart elsewhere. Pupation takes place within the mine in a white cocoon. Larvae can be found from March to May. They are whitish with a black head.
context_section_description: 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.
  The larvae feed on Carex acutiformis, Carex riparia and Carex rostrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a narrow, long corridor. It may change direction. The larva may leave the mine and restart elsewhere. Pupation takes place within the mine in a white cocoon. Larvae can be found from March to May. They are whitish with a black head.
caption: Larva
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