| Mompha stellella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Momphidae |
| Genus: | Mompha |
| Species: | M. stellella |
| Binomial name | |
| Mompha stellella Busck, 1906 | |
Mompha stellella is a species of momphid moth in the family Momphidae. [1] [2] [3]
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