Mompha terminella
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Species of moth
Mompha terminella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Momphidae |
Genus: | Mompha |
Species: | M. terminella |
Binomial name | |
Mompha terminella (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845) [1] | |
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Mompha terminella is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Europe and North America.
Description
The wingspan is 8–10 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation per year.[3]
The larvae feed on small enchanter's nightshade (Circaea alpina) and enchanter's nightshade (Circaea lutetiana) mining the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from mid-August to mid-September. They are whitish with a light brown head.[4]
Distribution
It is found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula and from Ireland to Romania. It is also found in North America.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b "Mompha (Psacaphora) terminella (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "40.014 BF881 Mompha terminella (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)". UKmoths. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Mompha terminella (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845) enchanters mompha". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "421855.00 – 1456 – Mompha terminella – (Westwood, 1851)". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
External links
- Bug Guide
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