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Mompha locupletella

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Mompha locupletella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Species:
M. locupletella
Binomial name
Mompha locupletella
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Tinea locupletella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    • Tinea schrankella Hübner, [1805]
    • Adela pilipennella Zetterstedt, 1840
    • Psacaphora quadrilobella Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]

Mompha locupletella is a moth in the family Momphidae that can be found in the Palearctic including Europe.

Description

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The wingspan is 9–12 millimetres (0.35–0.47 in). There are generally two generations per year, although there is only one in the north. Adults of the first generation are on wing from the second half of May to the beginning of July. The second generation adults are on wing from August to the beginning of September.[2]

The larvae feed on Epilobium alpestre, chickweed willowherb (Epilobium alsinifolium), spear-leaved willowherb (Epilobium lanceolatum), broad-leaved willowherb (Epilobium montanum), marsh willowherb (Epilobium palustre) and Epilobium roseum.[3] Larvae can be found from April to May and from July to the beginning of August.[4]

Distribution

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Mompha locupletella is found in northern Europe and mountainous areas in central and southern Europe, to north-western Spain. In the east, the range extends to Zabaykalsky Krai and the Kuril Islands in Russia.

References

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  1. ^ "Mompha (Psacaphora) locupletella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Mompha locupletella". UKMoths. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ^ Ellis, W N. "Mompha locupletella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) red mompha". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. ^ "40.013 Mompha locupletella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". British leafminers. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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