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Monochroa ferrea

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Monochroa ferrea is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about Monochroa ferrea

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 Monochroa ferrea live?

Not recorded

Is Monochroa ferrea 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 Monochroa ferrea classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusMonochroa
  7. SpeciesMonochroa ferrea (Frey, 1870)

Synonyms Doryphora latiuscula, Gelechia ferrea, Xystophora alfkeni

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • suppakaitakoiFinnish
  • ZeggeboegsprietmotDutch
  • sandhedsdystermalSwedish
  • siamesisk tvillingdystermalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Monochroa ferrea

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

CompareMonochroa ferrea vs Bracken nebMonochroa ferrea vs Knotweed nebMonochroa ferrea vs Buff-marked nebMonochroa ferrea vs Pembroke neb

Common questions

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What kind of animal is Monochroa ferrea?

Monochroa ferrea (Monochroa ferrea) 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). Monochroa ferrea (Monochroa ferrea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/monochroa-ferrea

MLA

“Monochroa ferrea (Monochroa ferrea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/monochroa-ferrea.

BibTeX
@misc{monochroa_ferrea_2026,
  title = {Monochroa ferrea (Monochroa ferrea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/monochroa-ferrea},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}