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Dingy neb

Monochroa conspersella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The dingy neb (Monochroa conspersella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the dingy 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 dingy neb live?

Not recorded

Is the dingy 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 dingy neb classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusMonochroa
  7. SpeciesMonochroa conspersella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)

Synonyms Anacampsis quaestionella, Gelechia conspersella, Gelechia morosa, Monochroa morosa, Monochroa quaestionella

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Gilbweiderich-PalpenfalterGerman
  • alpikaitakoiFinnish
  • オカトラノオキバガJapanese
  • WitvlekboegsprietmotDutch
  • psota čerkáčováSlovak
  • videörtdystermalSwedish
  • videörtsdystermalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dingy neb

Other species in the same genus Monochroa.

Bracken neb

Monochroa cytisella

GelechiidaeNo free photo yet

Pembroke neb

Monochroa elongella

GelechiidaeNo free photo yet

Coast neb

Monochroa moyses

GelechiidaeNo free photo yet

CompareDingy neb vs Bracken nebDingy neb vs Knotweed nebDingy neb vs Buff-marked nebDingy neb vs Pembroke neb

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the dingy neb?

The dingy neb (Monochroa conspersella) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dingy neb (Monochroa conspersella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dingy-neb

MLA

“Dingy neb (Monochroa conspersella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dingy-neb.

BibTeX
@misc{dingy_neb_2026,
  title = {Dingy neb (Monochroa conspersella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dingy-neb},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}