Forewing Length: 5mm;
Wingspan: 11mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	September - April	April - June	June - July (Earliest: 7.6)

Biotopes:	Meadows
Food: (Larva) (Root Miner)	Rumex acetosella Roots
Food: (Adult)	Tanacetum vulgare Nectar
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Monochroa tenebrella
Monochroa tenebrella
Gelechiid Recording Scheme (UK): Monochroa tenebrella
Nature Spot: Monochroa tenebrella
Lepiforum: Monochroa tenebrella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Monochroa tenebrella

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