Biology:Mompha circumscriptella

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Short description: Species of moth

Mompha circumscriptella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Momphidae
Genus: Mompha
Species:
M. circumscriptella
Binomial name
Mompha circumscriptella
(Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Laverna circumscriptella Zeller, 1873

Mompha circumscriptella, the circumscript mompha moth, is a moth in the family Momphidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California , Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana , Iowa, Kansas , Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee , Texas and West Virginia.[1]

The wingspan is about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). Adults are narrow-winged with a distinctive forewing color pattern.[2]

The larvae feed on Oenothera species. They bore into the fruit of the host plant. Pupation takes place inside the fruit.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10331659 entry