Monochroa discriminata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Ontario.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Monochroa |
| Species: | M. discriminata
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| Monochroa discriminata (Meyrick, 1923)
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The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The forewings are grey. The stigmata are cloudy, blackish and often obscure, the plical obliquely before the first discal, sometimes a faint oblique shade of blackish irroration (sprinkles) from near the costa at one-third to the first discal. There is an obscure whitish dot on the costa at two-thirds, preceded by slight darker suffusion, sometimes obsolete. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (March 12, 2019). "Monochroa discriminata (Meyrick, 1923)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "420623.00 – 1709 – Monochroa discriminata – (Meyrick, 1923)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. Vol. 3. p. 10.
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