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Knotweed neb

Monochroa hornigi (Staudinger, 1883)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

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

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Quick facts about the knotweed neb

Weight
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Length
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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 knotweed neb live?

Not recorded

Is the knotweed 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 knotweed neb classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusMonochroa
  7. SpeciesMonochroa hornigi (Staudinger, 1883)

Synonyms Aristotelia hornigii, Aristotelia leptocrossa, Doryphora hornigi, Monochroa nordmanella, Xystophora hornigi var. lapathifolii

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Hornigs Ruderalflur-PalpenfalterGerman
  • tatarkaitakoiFinnish
  • ホーニッヒチャマダラキバガJapanese
  • 강원물결뿔나방Korean
  • DuizendknoopboegsprietmotDutch
  • psota HornigovaSlovak
  • pilörtdystermalSwedish
  • pilörtsdystermalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the knotweed 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

Sedge neb

Monochroa arundinetella

GelechiidaeNo free photo yet

CompareKnotweed neb vs Bracken nebKnotweed neb vs Buff-marked nebKnotweed neb vs Pembroke nebKnotweed neb vs Coast neb

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the knotweed neb?

The knotweed neb (Monochroa hornigi) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Knotweed neb (Monochroa hornigi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/knotweed-neb

MLA

“Knotweed neb (Monochroa hornigi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/knotweed-neb.

BibTeX
@misc{knotweed_neb_2026,
  title = {Knotweed neb (Monochroa hornigi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/knotweed-neb},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}