Buff-marked neb
Monochroa lucidella (Stephens, 1834)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The buff-marked neb (Monochroa lucidella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the buff-marked neb
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the buff-marked neb live?
Not recorded
Is the buff-marked neb endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the buff-marked neb classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusMonochroa
- SpeciesMonochroa lucidella (Stephens, 1834)
Synonyms Aristotelia lucidella, Catabrachmia unipunctella, Cleodora lucidella, Gelechia stagniella, Gelechia stagninella, Xystophora scordiscella
Other names and names in other languages (6)
- luikkakaitakoiFinnish
- キモンキバガJapanese
- GeelbandboegsprietmotDutch
- psota škripinováSlovak
- knappsävdystermalSwedish
- knappsävsdystermalSwedish
Relatives of the buff-marked neb
Other species in the same genus Monochroa.
Bracken neb
Monochroa cytisella
Knotweed neb
Monochroa hornigi
Pembroke neb
Monochroa elongella
Coast neb
Monochroa moyses
Common plain neb
Monochroa tenebrella
Sedge neb
Monochroa arundinetella
CompareBuff-marked neb vs Bracken nebBuff-marked neb vs Knotweed nebBuff-marked neb vs Pembroke nebBuff-marked neb vs Coast neb
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the buff-marked neb?
The buff-marked neb (Monochroa lucidella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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title = {Buff-marked neb (Monochroa lucidella)},
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note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
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