Monochroa palustrellus, the wainscot neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in from western, central and northern Europe to the Ural Mountains and southern Siberia.[2] The habitat consists of
waste ground, dry pastures and sand-dunes.[3]
The wingspan is 17–19 mm.[4][5] The forewings pale brown,
veins more or less marked with whitish streaks, interneural
spaces mixed with blackish; stigmata blackish, whitish-edged,
plical and first discal elongate, second discal roundish. Hindwings light grey.[6][7][8][9]
Adults are on wing from late June to August in one generation per year.[10]
^Junnilainen, J.et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
^Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
^Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
