Mompha circumscriptella

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Mompha circumscriptella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Species:
M. circumscriptella
Binomial name
Mompha circumscriptella
(Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Laverna circumscriptellaZeller, 1873

Mompha circumscriptella, the circumscript mompha moth, is a moth in the family Momphidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. [1]

The wingspan is about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). Adults are narrow-winged with a distinctive forewing color pattern. [2]

The larvae feed on Oenothera species. They bore into the fruit of the host plant. Pupation takes place inside the fruit. [3]

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