Mompha idaei

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Mompha idaei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Species:
M. idaei
Binomial name
Mompha idaei
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Elachista idaeiZeller, 1839
  • Mompha tricristatella(Chambers, 1875)
  • Butalis idaeellaDuponchel, in Godart, [1843]
  • Laverna grandisellaChambers, 1875
  • Leucophryne tricristatellaChambers, 1875
  • Laverna subiridescensWalsingham, 1882
  • Cyphophora polarisSinev, 1986

Mompha idaei is a moth in the family Momphidae first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839. [1] [2] [3] [4] It has a Holarctic distribution; [2] [4] in North America it is found from coast to coast in the boreal forest south to Colorado and Washington. [4]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. [3] Adults are on wing in May to July. [4] The larvae live in the roots of Epilobium angustifolium [3] [4] and Epilobium latifolium . [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mompha (Cyphophora) idaei (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea . Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Mompha Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Species Mompha idaei". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Species Details Mompha idaei". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved 9 October 2022.


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