Mompha ochraceella

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Mompha ochraceella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Species:
M. ochraceella
Binomial name
Mompha ochraceella
(Curtis, 1839) [1]
Synonyms
  • Laverna ochraceellaCurtis, 1839

Mompha ochraceella is a moth of the family Momphidae found in Africa, Asia and Europe.

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Description

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The head is whitish-yellow ochreous. Forewings are yellow, suffusedly and irregularly irrorated with pale ferruginous; three darker scale-tufts above dorsum. Hindwings are whitish-yellowish. The larva is pale yellowish head pale brown. [2] Mompha lacteella q.v. and Mompha propinquella are very similar. [3]

Adults are on wing from May to August. [4]

The larvae feed on willowherbs ( Epilobium species), including great willowherb ( Epilobium hirsutum ). [5]

Distribution

It is found in most of Europe, ranging (in the south) to Morocco and Asia Minor. In the east, the range extends to the Caucasus and Iran.

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References

  1. "Mompha (Mompha) ochraceella (Curtis, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  3. Koster, J.C. & Sinev, S.Yu., 2003. Momphidae, Batrachedridae, Stathmopodidae, Agonoxe nidae, Cosmopterigidae, Chrysopeleiidae. - In P. Huemer, 0. Karsholt and L. Lyneborg (eds): Microlepidoptera of Europe 5: 1-387. ISBN 87-88757-66-8 ISSN 1395-9506
  4. Kimber, Ian. "40.002 BF886 Mompha ochraceella (Curtis, 1839)". UKmoths. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. Ellis, W N. "Mompha ochraceella (Curtis, 1839) buff mompha". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 25 April 2020.