''Monochroa fragariae'', the strawberry crown miner moth, is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

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. It was described by

August Busck Augustus Busck (February 18, 1870 in Randers, DenmarkBUSCK, Augustus
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. The

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is about 12 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, overlaid with sparse yellowish scales and with three indistinct and ill-defined blackish-brown spots on the cell and another more defined black spot at the end of the cell. At the apical third is an indistinct yellowish costal streak and around the edge is a postmarginal black line on the base of the cilia. The hindwings are light fuscous.''Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington'' 21 (3): 52
They feed on the root crowns of ''

Fragaria ''Fragaria'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits. There are more than 20 described species and many Hybrid plant, hybrids and cultivars. The most common strawberr ...

'' species.

References

Moths described in 1919 Monochroa {{Monochroa-stub