Biology:Mompha bradleyi

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Mompha bradleyi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Species:
M. bradleyi
Binomial name
Mompha bradleyi
Riedl, 1965

Mompha bradleyi is a moth in the family Momphidae found in Europe.

Description

The wingspan is 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in). Adults are on wing from mid-July to the end of May of the following year after overwintering. There is one generation per year.[1]

The larvae feed on great willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum) feeding inside the stem of their host plant. Feeding causes a conspicuous red gall to be formed.

Distribution

The moth is found in western and central Europe and has been recorded from Great Britain, France , the Netherlands, Germany , the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland , Romania and Belarus .[2]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q293221 entry