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