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Monochroa pentameris

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Monochroa pentameris is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: China and Japan.

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Quick facts about Monochroa pentameris

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
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Monochroa pentameris live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Monochroa pentameris is listed for 2 countries.

ChinaJapan
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. China
  2. Japan

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Monochroa pentameris 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 pentameris classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusMonochroa
  7. SpeciesMonochroa pentameris (Meyrick, 1931)

Synonyms Aristotelia pentameris

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • イツボシマダラキバガJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Monochroa pentameris

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 pentameris vs Bracken nebMonochroa pentameris vs Knotweed nebMonochroa pentameris vs Buff-marked nebMonochroa pentameris vs Pembroke neb

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Monochroa pentameris live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Monochroa pentameris for 2 countries: China and Japan. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Monochroa pentameris?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{monochroa_pentameris_2026,
  title = {Monochroa pentameris (Monochroa pentameris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/monochroa-pentameris},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}