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Wainscot neb

Monochroa palustrellus (Douglas, 1850)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

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

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Quick facts about the wainscot 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 wainscot neb live?

Not recorded

Is the wainscot 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 wainscot neb classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusMonochroa
  7. SpeciesMonochroa palustrellus (Douglas, 1850)

Synonyms Catabrachmia rozsikaella, Catabrachmia rozsikella, Monochroa rozsikeella, Ypsolophus palustrellus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • hierakkakaitakoiFinnish
  • Gestreepte boegsprietmotDutch
  • psota močariskováSlovak
  • hästskräppedystermalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wainscot 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

CompareWainscot neb vs Bracken nebWainscot neb vs Knotweed nebWainscot neb vs Buff-marked nebWainscot neb vs Pembroke neb

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the wainscot neb?

The wainscot neb (Monochroa palustrellus) 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). Wainscot neb (Monochroa palustrellus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wainscot-neb

MLA

“Wainscot neb (Monochroa palustrellus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/wainscot-neb.

BibTeX
@misc{wainscot_neb_2026,
  title = {Wainscot neb (Monochroa palustrellus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wainscot-neb},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}