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Monochroa lutulentella, the black neb, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed in northern Europe and the central European mountains, east to the Ural Mountains.[2] The habitat consists of fens, marshes and on river-banks.

Monochroa lutulentella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Monochroa
Species:	M. lutulentella
Binomial name
Monochroa lutulentella (Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
Gelechia lutulentella Zeller, 1839 Xystophora brunickii Rebel, 1913

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The abdomen is ochreous yellowish towards base. Forewings varying from light ochreous brownish to dark fuscous, glossy ; second discal stigma indistinctly darker. Hindwings are very pale grey.[3]

Adults are on wing from the end of July to the beginning of August.[4]

The larvae feed on Filipendula ulmaria. They feed within the roots of their host plant.[5]

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