Monochroa spp.
Monochroa species (unidentified)
Sort #: 542 | P3 #: 420632.97 | MPG #: 1716.97
Larval feeding type: Leaf miner
Larval substrate: Carex lasiocarpa* (Woolly-fruited Sedge), Scirpus
Comment: Specimens reared from Scirpus und Carex, may be the same, or two species. The one from Scirpus could be M. robusta Braun, 1921
Status in MA (automated assessment): Restricted distribution, rare
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 2017
Last Year Reported: 2020
Distribution by County: Norfolk, Plymouth, Nantucket
Number of Records: 5